FEATURE
Agenda for an Aging America, began
with a panel during which the key
findings and implications of the National
Academy report were reviewed. A second
panel discussion focused on improving
the planning and saving behavior of
American workers.
Senator Tom Harkin, chair of the Senate
Health, Education, Pension and Education
Research indicates increased labor force participation
among older workers after the passage of state and federal
protections against age discrimination in employment. It
further indicates that anti-discrimination laws complement
the effect of Social Security reforms intended to increase
work lives and delay benefit claiming.”
Committee, then gave a keynote address,
presenting his perspectives on enabling
people to save more by improving the
U.S. public and private pension system
for workers. A final panel focused
on research and policy initiatives for
longer work.
Key findings from the colloquium are
described below, under the broad themes
of saving more and working longer.
SAVING MORE
1. Creating a more holistic and
integrated reti