TY - BOOK AU - Pratt,David A. AU - Reece,Sharon TI - ERISA and employee benefit law: the essentials SN - 9781616320904 (pbk.) AV - KF 3512 .P66 2010 U1 - 344.7301/252 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Chicago, Ill. PB - American Bar Association, Senior Lawyers Division KW - Pension trusts KW - Law and legislation KW - United States KW - Local KW - Postemployment benefits KW - Taxation N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- Employer-sponsored plans : the legal background -- Tax-qualified retirement plans -- Other tax-favored retirement arrangements -- Important provisions of retirement plans -- Additional rights and protections under ERISA and the code -- Claiming benefits under a retirement plan -- Pension rights in divorce -- Individual retirement arrangements -- Social security -- Pension reform proposals -- Employee welfare benefit plans -- Medicare -- Taxation of retirement plan benefits -- Taxation of welfare benefit plans -- Litigation and enforcement under ERISA -- Bankruptcy and retirement plans -- Making the money last -- Some estate-planning issues for retirement benefits ER -