Bill to delay pension funding changes introduced

by Jerry Geisel (mailto:jgeisel@BusinessInsurance.com) at Business Insurance: Breaking News

WASHINGTON?The tougher pension funding rules laid down by last year?s sweeping pension reform law set to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2008, would be delayed one year under legislation introduced Wednesday. Rep. Earl Pomeroy, D-N.D., who introduced the bill, H.R. 3868, along with Rep. Eric Cantor,...

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