Retirement Equity Act of 1984

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Employee_Retirement_Income_Security_Act_of_1974
gptkbp:category gptkb:United_States_federal_law
Pension law
1984 in American law
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Retirement Equity Act of 1984
gptkbp:provides addressed vesting and break-in-service rules
provided pension rights for divorced spouses
required spousal consent for waiving survivor benefits
lowered minimum age for pension plan participation to 21
gptkbp:publicLawNumber Public Law 98-397
gptkbp:purpose to protect spousal rights in retirement plans
to provide greater pension equity for women
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
August 23, 1984
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Employee_Retirement_Income_Security_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6