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Retirement Plans: An Overview of the Pension Reform Act of 2006

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Sep 30, 2006 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

President Bush has signed the Pension Protection Act of 2006 into law, which overhauls pension funding rules, clarifies cash balance plan rules, encourages automatic enrollment in 401(k) plans, and much more. The law spans a massive 907 pages, and we describe some of its key provisions here.

Government Employers: Are you Nordstroms or Wal-Mart?

By Bob Brady Sep 29, 2006 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Sep 29, 2006

By BLR Founder and Publisher Bob Brady Just as in private industry, government HR managers need to understand their organization’s core strategy, and then hire people and build policies that match. Several weeks ago, I wrote about how strategic HR decisions flow from what kind of company you are. If you depend on product creativity […]