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Autore |
Wooten James A. <1958-> |
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Titolo |
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 [[electronic resource] ] : a political history / / James A. Wooten |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press |
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New York, : Milbank Memorial Fund |
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Washington, D.C., : Employee Benefit Research Institute, c2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-35757-3 |
9786612357572 |
0-520-93139-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (433 p.) |
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Collana |
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California/Milbank books on health and the public ; ; 11 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Pension trusts - Law and legislation - United States - History |
Pension trusts - United States - History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-399) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Policy-making for private pensions : the genesis and structure of a policy domain -- "The most glorious story of failure in the business" : the Studebaker-Packard corporation and the origins of ERISA -- "The 'bible' in this field" : the president's committee on corporate pension funds and the origins of ERISA -- "A new legislative era in this country" : pension reform from blueprint to bill -- "A major American institution, built upon human disappointment" : agenda-setting in the U.S. Senate -- A green light in the Senate -- A donnybrook in the House -- Enacting ERISA. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This study of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) explains in detail how public officials in the executive branch and Congress overcame strong opposition from business and organized labor to pass landmark legislation regulating employer-sponsored retirement and health plans. Before Congress passed ERISA, federal law gave employers and unions great discretion in the design and operation of employee benefit plans. Most importantly, firms and unions could and often did establish pension plans that placed employees at great risk for not receiving any retirement benefits. In the |
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