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Monday, March 15, 2021
The
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 includes a modified version of the Butch Lewis Act, referred to as the Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act of 2021 (EPPRA), which restores to financial health more than 100 failing multiemployer pension plans. However, the measure falls well short of any meaningful long-term funding reform.
EPPRA is the result of a protracted attempt (including multiple proposals from both sides of the aisle) to address the multiemployer pension plan funding crisis. The Democrats have long-pursued direct government financial assistance to plans, while Republicans have focused on a new premium structure and copayments from stakeholders such as active employees and most retirees. Now that EPPRA is the law of the land, employers want and need to know how EPPRA will affect employer obligations for both contributions and withdrawal liability.
On March 10, 2021, the House of Representatives passed the version of the
American Rescue Plan Act (H.R. 1319, the “Act”) previously passed by the Senate on March 6. President Biden is expected to sign the legislation on Friday. The Act is intended to, among other things, provide financial support to families struggling because of the pandemic, including a third round of stimulus checks for individuals (up to certain income limits), temporary COBRA and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) subsidies intended to help people maintain health insurance coverage during the pandemic, and funding for COVID-19 vaccines and testing. The Act also includes a number of other tax and retirement provisions, including extended funding stabilization for single-employer pension plans, financial assistance for certain multiemployer pension plans, and changes to the executive compensation rules. Below, we summarize the key health, tax, and retirement provisions in the Act.
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