The Supreme Court changed their minds today (this is real news, not an April Fool's joke) and decided not to make a ruling on age discrimination. Janet ...
"The latest SEC form 144 filings show that its outgoing chairman alone dumped more stock in the worst year of IBM growth (read decline) during his tenure at...
What's happened to the ibmpension message archives? Has IBM bought controlling interest in Yahoo in order to defeat this discussion group? Regards, ...
... It's more than just Charlotte. I got my notice yesterday. I am a SSR in Little Rock. It is nationwide. Hundreds if not thousands. We were told that...
There is an interesting article by Norman Stein on interest rates at: http://www.post-gazette.com/yourbiz/20020325boselovic0325bnp3.asp Excerpts: Stein thinks...
< It's more than just Charlotte. I got my notice yesterday. I am a SSR in Little Rock. It is nationwide. Hundreds if not thousands. We were told that there are...
First it took Yahoo some 3 weeks to "convert" the old ibmpension club to the new ibmpension group, so that they could intersperse advertisements. Now that...
I wish I could make the hurt go away, but I can't, so my heart goes out to you, and a pox on IBM. If I can be so bold... To anyone, anywhere out there that...
... === try this for access http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ibmpension/messages/?expand=1 it allows you to read about a dozen or more posts by scrolling of...
... The "list" is broken out by those "selected" vs those "not selected". It is further categorized by Region and age. In total, their are about 680 selected,...
... club ... Hey Tom, you are correct. However the electric bill has been paid and it is the slowest forum. AndyLang and others are much faster. It is...
... Well, there is raging paranoia if I ever saw it. By that logic, they must really love the stuff they read on IBM_Pension since it is very fast. And they...
The article below covers Verizon, but also talks about GE, IBM, US West, and AT&T... I thought the following sentence was telling: "The Verizon board asked ...
Boehner's ERISA pension reform bill looks like a major rip-off... Great article... The Financial Planning Association is backing an ERISA reform bill that is...
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/05/business/05PENS.html?todaysheadlines> April 5, 2002 Pension Change Puts the Burden on the Worker By EDWARD WYATT American...
<http://www.businessweek.com/premium/content/02_15/b3778077.htm> APRIL 15, 2002 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Can IBM Keep Earnings Hot? Crafty financial moves are...
< The most powerful tool in IBM's financial kit--its pension plan--is starting to rust. If a company's pension-fund assets are estimated to be earning more...
I think that is called a sucker-bet. They have already cut out retirement medical for the grand majority of the active employees because statistics demostrate...
< All we have is a promise, IF we can stay with IBM till 55. > justa_bean_counter, What you said is true, except you need to replace "promise" with "maybe"....
Pardon my being an idiot, but is there a specific statutory allowance for there to be a cap on a separation payment based on years of service? I just got "da...
IBM's separation package is not protected by ERISA nor any law at all. They do it out of the kindness of their heart. Of course, their heart is about as cold...
< Pardon my being an idiot, but is there a specific statutory allowance for there to be a cap on a separation payment based on years of service? > Short answer...
I had 22.5 years of service before I was let go and I received the same "package". I did not agree to the covenant so I did not receive the 26 weeks of pay. I...
Good for you! Best of luck with your complaint. As for the covenant not to sue, that is something you may want to check with the EEOC and/or an employment law...
