13 Jun 2023
Professor Colleen E. Medill has been elected as the Chair of the Section on Employee Benefits Law for the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). As Chair, she is organizing a scholarly program on "Emerging Issues in Retirement Equity,” which will take place on January 4, 2024, at the AALS Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. The program is being co-sponsored by the AALS Sections on Aging and the Law, Poverty Law, and Minority Groups.
Retirement equity addresses the structural barriers to accumulating retirement savings that result from the federal laws and regulations governing employer-sponsored retirement plans. Although the SECURE ACT 2.0 of 2022 attempted to address some of these structural barriers, more reforms are needed so that all workers can achieve retirement income security. The program speakers will explore these issues and propose potential solutions.