Pension Rights Center

The Pension Rights Center is the country’s only consumer organization dedicated solely to protecting and promoting the retirement security of American workers, retirees, and their families. To learn more about the Center's Pension Help, Pension Policy and Pension Action activities, read our About Us page.

The Pension Rights Center, along with three other groups, has launched the Retirement USA initiative, working for a new future retirement system to supplement Social Security. Find out more.

The latest edition of Pension Action has just been published. Subscribe to our e-newsletters. (June 30, 2009)

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President Obama signed the Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement Act of 2009 (H.R. 1984) into law today. Read our summary of the bill. (June 22, 2009)

With Chrysler and GM filing for bankruptcy, how much should you worry about your pension? Subscribe to our blog. (June 16, 2009)

The Pension Rights Center has written a letter in support of H.R. 1984, the Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2009. (June 16, 2009)

PRC Staff Attorney Rebecca Davis has a suggestion for employers that are considering eliminating their 401(k) matching contributions. (June 11, 2009)

PRC Communications Director Nancy Hwa was quoted in a story about 401(k)s on NPR's All Things Considered. (June 1, 2009)

If you saw PRC Policy Director Karen Friedman on Good Morning America this morning, you might be interested in some of our fact sheets: Federal Pension Insurance Protections, Pension Funding Notices, and Tips for Keeping Track of Your Pension. (May 27, 2009)

PRC Policy Director Karen Friedman is quoted in a USA Today article about the decline in traditional pensions. Check out our list of companies that have frozen their pensions and our list of companies that have reduced or suspended their 401(k) match. (May 22, 2009)

PRC Staff Attorney Rebecca Davis is quoted in an article in today's Wall Street Journal about taking lump-sum distributions. (May 20, 2009)

The Pension Rights Center has issued its Consumer Agenda for Retirement Security, a list of recommendations for improving and expanding the nation's retirement income system. The Agenda has been submitted to the Obama administration. Read the press release.