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ABA Family Legal Guide
The Rights of Older Americans
Pensions
Traditional Pension Plans
- What can I do if I have been forced to retire, fired, or otherwise discriminated against because of my age?
- What is the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)?
- Do I have to contact the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) with my claim, or can I file my own lawsuit?
- What information should be included in my charge?
- How long do I have to file a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)?
- What happens once I file a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)?
- If the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) files a lawsuit on my behalf, can I still sue separately?
- If the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) does not file a lawsuit, is there a limit to how long I have to sue the discriminating party?
- Are state age discrimination laws identical to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)?
- How do I know if my state has an enforcement agency?
- What should I consider in deciding whether to file a private lawsuit under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)?
- What role will the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) play in my lawsuit?
- What if my employer retaliates against me because I file a charge?
- If there is already a lawsuit against my employer for age discrimination, can I join it?
- What will happen if I win my case?
- Pensions
- Traditional Pension Plans
- Is my employer or union required to set up a pension plan?
- Does Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) apply to all pension plans?
- What are the different types of traditional pension plans?
- I am fifty-five years old and I want to retire now. Can I start collecting my pension at once?
- When must I begin to collect my pension?
- Do I get to choose how my pension will be paid to me?
- Will my pension benefits rise over the years?
- What if I get sick after retiring? Will I still have health insurance?
- Can my company's pension plan cover some employees but not others?
- What rules govern when an employee can participate in a pension plan?
- Once I become a participant, how do I know what my rights are under the plan?
- How are years of accrual determined?
- If I stop working for an employer and later return, do I get credit for my previous years of service?
- Is my right to collect my pension guaranteed?
- When are my pension rights vested?
- I want to change jobs. May I take my pension benefits with me to my new job?
- What if I join an employer at age sixty-two and retire at age sixty-five?
- If I retire and begin receiving my pension, can I still work?
- Can my employer change an existing pension plan?
- What protection does Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) offer when my company is sold or taken over?
- Do I have a right to know how my pension plan is investing money?
- What should I do if those in charge of investing my plan's money violate Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)?
- I am worried about my pension plan going broke. Do I have any protection against such a disaster?
- Does the amount of Social Security I collect affect my pension benefits?
- If I do not agree with the decision on my claim, how do I appeal?
- What if I die before retiring? What are my spouse's rights to my pension?
- What are a divorced person's rights to an ex-spouse's pension benefit?
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