Many watching IBM closely. A ruling on its dispute over pensions could affect thousands of companies, By KARIN RIVES, Staff Writer The $320 million partial...
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just_mist_2
Oct 1, 2004 11:54 am
Would anyone know how to contact Douglas Sprong (ie. telephone number, email address). He is one of attorneys who represented IBM employees on the IBM pension...
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justa_bean_counter
justa_bean_c...
Oct 1, 2004 12:00 pm
... IBM ... on ... http://www.koreintillery.com/attorneys/detail.cfm?&id=125...
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Janet Krueger
puppy_play
Oct 1, 2004 2:09 pm
... Sorry, no -- you could guess by looking at the latest form 5500 data filed by IBM (copies are available in the Files section of this site). ... The...
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Janet Krueger
puppy_play
Oct 1, 2004 2:09 pm
... We'll have to wait until the settlement details are finalized and realized before that question can be answered. That should happen before year end 2004. ...
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Janet Krueger
puppy_play
Oct 1, 2004 2:10 pm
... People in your situation would be covered by both the initial $320 million settlement and the $1.4 billion settlement that would be paid if the district...
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Janet Krueger
puppy_play
Oct 1, 2004 2:10 pm
... You are a member of the class, but probably won't benefit much from the settlement. Janet...
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Janet Krueger
puppy_play
Oct 1, 2004 2:10 pm
... People who left IBM before Jan 1, 1995 are not part of the class. Janet...
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tom1ine
Oct 1, 2004 3:27 pm
I recently retired, and received a statement from Seabury & Smith reguarding the group life insurance. Because of my retirement my premiums will increase by...
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i_be_mad_as_heck
i_be_mad_as_...
Oct 1, 2004 5:02 pm
... Check out the following attorney listing for St. Louis. You should find the information you are looking for. ...
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jrswartz2003
Oct 1, 2004 10:19 pm
I have tried to read as many posting as I could so I wouldn't ask a repeat question. I couldn't find my answer, although it could be there somewhere. I am...
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brizmoydm
Oct 1, 2004 10:20 pm
I started with IBM on July 8, 1974. When IBM changed to the Cash Balance Plan the first time around, I missed being eligible for the old plan by seven days....
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madinpok
Oct 1, 2004 11:05 pm
Since you are still employed, you are a member of one of the classes. I don't think the settlement will change the fact that the old (1991) forumla stopped...
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madinpok
Oct 1, 2004 11:10 pm
The $300 million settlement does address the problems with the PCF (1995) plan. If you are now in the C-B plan, then yes, you are in two of the classes (one...
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zer0t0l
Oct 2, 2004 12:32 am
Most of ... PLEASE ! Janet , you sound so naive ( in this one instance only) . A corporation simply co-mingles funds, extracts what they ( senior management)...
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blue_in_pok
Oct 2, 2004 1:03 am
1) I realize that we will most likely not get back everything that was taken, but the fact that the SOBs are talking settlement does my heart good. A very...
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blue_in_pok
Oct 2, 2004 1:06 am
... Little correction: It's a statement of ownership, not a buy. Guess he did hold the 1000 shares....
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keep_ur_promises
keep_ur_prom...
Oct 2, 2004 1:49 am
... I'm a little confused by your remark above saying that the settlement will probably not address the fact that the SEP was terminated as of 12/31/2000 and...
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ytilotia
Oct 2, 2004 4:42 am
... Smith ... IBM! Have others had this experience? I may be forced into retirement (a little over 30 years) at the end of 2004 and I certainly did not plan...
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Janet Krueger
puppy_play
Oct 2, 2004 4:43 am
... Although it is not obvious from IBM's description of the two claims that are being appealed, some of the age discriminatory aspects of the PCF are also...
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Lawrence Wiedemann
larrywied
Oct 2, 2004 1:47 pm
My GUL premium also went up when I retired in 2000. It was explained to me that now I would be in a different pool than those of active employees. Obviously,...
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madinpok
Oct 2, 2004 2:07 pm
... The PCF plan lowered the rate at which your pension grows compared to the S&E plan. During the wearaway period, you would not have been earning an...
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justa_bean_counter
justa_bean_c...
Oct 2, 2004 2:35 pm
... There's some noise out there from employees yelling that the 1.7B cap is not enough to cover damages. They are wrong. Mad is right. What IBM can do: IBM...
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locorebob
Oct 2, 2004 2:36 pm
$620 million of the $1.4 billion specifically addresses the "always cash balance" part of the C-B plan which is directly related to the opening account balance...
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ignatz713
Oct 2, 2004 4:12 pm
... (as long as they don't discriminate based on age). ... as my grandpa sez) ... any remedy on account of the bad things that IBM does to us LEGALLY. ... ...
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The Snodgrass Family
b_snod
Oct 2, 2004 4:38 pm
I left in Mar 98 and if you are talking about the term insurance you can purchase for $X/1000, I don't remember mine going up at retirement, of course it goes...
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ibmaccountant
Oct 2, 2004 5:19 pm
Folks, Remember there is no settlement until the money is in your pocket and all the appeals are exhausted. Even the one lucky small class that has rightfully...
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abouthadit
Oct 2, 2004 8:04 pm
Here's one for your accounting books. On Oct 1, 2004, IGS had a resource action. Some folks were told they were no longer required and the usual severence...
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ibmchaS
Oct 3, 2004 12:09 am
There is no way to contact IBM anymore. If you call "IBM" for any reason, you only get to talk to a "firewall"; called Fidelity. This provides complete...
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donshuper
Oct 3, 2004 1:14 am
Please do not fall for the phone tag gag - and tell your friends wife to do the same 1) Look in your last benefits booklet- find address of plan administrator-...
