The Pension Rights Center’s policy activities target shortcomings in the nation’s retirement programs, and develop realistic reform measures. We testify frequently before congressional committees, comment on proposed agency regulations, publish analyses of pending legislation, and advise policymakers, and national and grassroots organizations. More than a dozen federal laws and regulations are directly traceable to Center initiatives. As a result, millions of retirees, widows and divorced women are now receiving pensions.
Currently, our major public policy initiative is the Conversation on Coverage that is sparking a national dialogue on ways of expanding pension coverage to the half of the private workforce that has no pension or retirement savings plan.
In addition, our Women’s Pension Project is working with national women’s and retiree organizations to educate policymakers and the public about the need to reform outdated and inconsistent pension rules that are denying much-needed benefits to widows and divorced homemakers.
We are also involved in a variety of Pension Action initiatives focused on helping grassroots employee and retiree groups stop pension and health benefit cutbacks, and advocate for cost of living adjustments.
Our day-to-day public policy activities focus on specific legislation and regulations. They include efforts to protect promised pensions when plans are changed or terminated, to safeguard 401(k) savings, and to establish an Office of Pension Participant Advocacy within the federal government.The Robert M. Ball-Lisle C. Carter Retirement Policy Institute is the Center's newest public policy initiative. See the Institute's International Pensions section.
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