Special Rules for Underfunded Plans

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Under Internal Revenue Code Section 436, which was added by the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (“PPA”), calendar year defined benefit pension plans must be amended by December 31, 2012. Section 436 provides a series of limitations on the accrual and payment of benefits under an underfunded plan.

The provisions of Section 436 apply only…

The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (“PPA”) created certain funding classifications for multiemployer pension plans. Seriously underfunded plans are classified as either “critical” (“red zone”) or endangered (“yellow zone”). Plans that fall in between these two levels are considered “seriously endangered” (“orange zone”) plans. Such plans must send participating employers a notice about the plan’s…