The Retirement Equity Act of 1984

Equal Rights Amendment protestors in front of the White House c.1983. President Reagan explains the implications of the Retirement Equity Act here: http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=40284

The Retirement Equity Act amends ERISA in response to public concerns that working women did not receive their fair share of private pension benefits. Survivorship benefits, vesting and domestic relations orders are addressed.

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