A CRI Panel Discussion
September 12, 2016
Washington Court Hotel
Washington, DC
Eight states – California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon, and Washington – have passed legislation to establish retirement savings arrangements for private sectors workers who currently lack access to plans through their employers. On August 25, 2016, the White House and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule to allow states to create their own programs and issued a new proposed rule that would allow some larger cities to also establish such programs.
On September 12, CRI hosted the event DOL Rules: Options, Opportunities and Challenges, which featured two panelist discussions: Expanding Access: A Discussion of the Path Forward and Perspectives on Options, Opportunities and Challenges. The first panel included: The Honorable Phyllis Borzi, Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor and was moderated by Michael Kreps, Principal, Groom Law Group. The second panel featured: Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Former Lt. Governor of Maryland and Member of the Maryland Commission on Retirement Security and Savings; John Adler, Director, Mayor’s Office of Pensions and Investments, New York City; Julian Federle, Chief Policy and Programs Officer, Office of the State Treasurer, Illinois; Steve Hill, Director of Retirement Security Campaigns, Service Employees International Union; Richard Mourdock, Former Treasurer, State of Indiana; and moderated by Angela Antonelli, Executive Director, Georgetown University Center for Retirement Initiative. A video of the event may be viewed here or below.