HRadio Nov. 2: News – Health care reform, COBRA subsidy, pension funding, retirement guidance, Form 5500, TARP, Washington this week

This week's HRadio news reports on a comprehensive health reform bill introduced in the House, outlines a measure to expand the COBRA subsidy, explains proposed pension funding relief for single- and multiemployer plans, reviews IRS guidance on “normal retirement age” for governmental plans, provides details on a new set of 25 FAQs on ERISA plans’ reporting obligations and transition relief, examines a Treasury Department interpretation of TARP pay restrictions for new principle officers and previews the week ahead in Washington. Timing in minutes and seconds of the news is 5:11.  (HRadio, 2 Nov 2009)

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• House Democratic leaders unveil health reform bill (GRIST, 29 Oct 2009)
• Bill would extend and expand COBRA subsidy (GRIST, 2 Nov 2009)
• Bipartisan pension funding relief legislation introduced in House (GRIST, 28 Oct 2009)
• 'Normal retirement age' rules for governmental pensions delayed to 2013 (GRIST, 28 Oct 2009)
• DOL issues another round of FAQs on 2009 Form 5500 reporting of service provider fees (GRIST, 28 Oct 2009)
• Treasury says TARP pay limits apply to newly hired PEOs and PFOs (GRIST, 30 Oct 2009)
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