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Benefits Organizations
American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA),
ASPPA is a national organization of retirement benefits professionals. Membership includes pension professionals of all types: consultants, administrators, accountants, attorneys, chartered life underwriters, and more.
Western Pension & Benefits Conference,
The Western Pension & Benefits Conference is the premier organization for this dynamic field in the Western United States. The purpose of the Western Pension & Benefits Conference is to exchange information, advance knowledge and education, and foster sound principles, procedures and practices in the field of pensions and other employee benefit plans.
National Institute of Pension Administrators (NIPA),
NIPA is a leading provider of educational programs for retirement plan professionals. NIPA provides opportunities for self-improvement by offering relevant, comprehensive, quality programs and professional designations, and by promoting and supporting local chapters.
Benefits Link,
Since 1995, BenefitsLink has provided free compliance information and tools for employee benefit plan sponsors, service-providers and participants.
The Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI),
Established in 1978, the Employee Benefit Research Institute is the only nonprofit, nonpartisan organization committed exclusively to data dissemination, policy research, and education on economic security and employee benefits.
International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP),
The International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, is a nonprofit, nonlobbying organization and the largest educational association serving the employee benefits and compensation industry.
ESOP Association,
The ESOP Association is a national, non-profit trade association dedicated to employee ownership through ESOPs (Employee Stock Ownership Plans). Members are companies with employee ownership and service providers with a professional commitment to these plans. The Association is the leading advocate before Congress and regulatory agencies for employee ownership laws.
The National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO),
The National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) is a private, nonprofit membership and research organization that serves as the leading source of accurate, unbiased information on employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), broadly granted employee stock options and related programs, and ownership culture.
The Beyster Institute,
The Beyster Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the use of entrepreneurial employee ownership nationally and internationally, in both the public and private sectors, as a way to build high performing enterprises and improve corporate performance.
National Association of Stock Plan Professionals (NASPP),
A non profit trade association of professionals and corporations focusing on stock based compensation.
Employee Benefits Institute of America LLC (EBIA),
The Employee Benefits Institute of America LLC (EBIA) is the leading provider of publications and seminars on Cafeteria Plans, 401(k) Plans, COBRA, HIPAA and ERISA. Professionals rely on their publications and seminars for guidance.
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM),
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the leading voice of the human resource profession.
Government Sites
FirstGov,
FirstGov.gov, is the only official U.S. Government portal to 47 million pages of government information, services, and online transactions. FirstGov is a public-private partnership, led by a cross-agency board and administered by the Office of FirstGov in the General Services Administration's Office of Governmentwide Policy.
THOMAS,
Acting under the directive of the leadership of the 104th Congress to make Federal legislative information freely available to the Internet public, a Library of Congress team brought the THOMAS World Wide Web system online in January 1995. The first database made available was Bill Text, followed shortly by Congressional Record Text, Bill Summary & Status, the Congressional Record Index, and the Constitution . Enhancements in the types of legislative data available, as well as in search and display capabilities, have been continuously added.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS),
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL),
The U.S. Department of Labor is charged with preparing the American workforce for new and better jobs, and ensuring the adequacy of America's workplaces. It is responsible for the administration and enforcement of over 180 federal statutes.
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC),
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) protects the retirement incomes of more than 43 million American workers — one of every four working persons — in nearly 38,000 private defined benefit pension plans.
Social Security Administration,
Self explanatory site for all things related to your SSI benefits and cliams.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
This is the Home Page for the IRS.