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US Chamber Issues - Employee Benefits (20 most recent)
Employee Benefits Articles

• Issues Index: Retirement and Pension
  Issues Index: Retirement and Pension
• U.S. Chamber on Equal Employment Opportunity Issues
  U.S. Chamber on Equal Employment Opportunity Issues
• July 24 - Testimony on Small Business Economic Stimulus Hearing
  
• June 26 - Chamber Sparks DOL Restraint on Union Pension Fund Abuse
  
• Labor Relations Policy Committee
  U.S. Chamber's Labor Relations Committee
• Employee Benefits Committee
  U.S. Chamber's Employee Benefits Committee
• Defined Contribution Plans
  The increase in the number of defined contribution plans in the past decade has made these plans a critical component of retirement security for millions of workers.
• Defined Benefit Plans
  As the Baby Boom generation begins to retire, it is increasingly important to ensure the strength of the private retirement plan system.
• Retirement Security: Cash Balance and Hybrid
  Cash balance plans are defined benefit plans that combine the advantages of a 401(k) plan with those of a traditional pension plan. Cash balance plans are part of a group of plans referred to as "hybrid plans."
• November 6 - Chamber Joins National Coalition on Benefits Steering Committee
  
• July 27 - Letter on the "The HealthyWorkforce Act of 2007"
  
• June 26 - Chamber Praises Senate Vote to Block Bill on Threat to Union Elections
  
• Multiemployer Plans
  Multiemployer Plans
• March 27 - Letter Opposing H.R. 493, the "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007"
  Letter opposing H.R. 493, the ''Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007''
• Employee Benefits Study Released
  The U.S. Chamber of Commerce reported that employee benefits made up more than 44% of company payrolls in 2005, an increase from 40% in 2004, according to its recent nationwide survey.
• February 23 - Chamber's "Virtual March" Heads Into Second Week
  The United States Chamber of Commerce's online demonstration of support for democracy and secret ballot elections for workers marched into its second week, and its effects are being felt across Capitol Hill.
• February 22 - U.S. Chamber Study: Employee Benefit Costs Continue to Rise
  Employee benefit costs swelled again in 2005 and now account for more than 44% of payroll expenses, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's annual Employee Benefits Study. Employee benefits, as a percent of payroll, have risen 4 percentage points over the past year.
• Family and Medical Leave
  U.S. Chamber on Family and Medical Leave Issues
• Oct 10 - "Congress Accomplished More Than You Realize"
  Congress Accomplished More Than You Realize
• August 29 - Number of Uninsured Increases While Employers Struggle to Continue to Provide Coverage
  The United States Chamber of Commerce said the continued increase in the number of Americans without health insurance coverage is a problem; but added that there are a number of potential solutions available, such as Small Business Health Plans, and urged lawmakers to act.