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  2. Employee Stock Ownership Plan - Wikipedia

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    An Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) in the United States is a defined contribution plan, a form of retirement plan as defined by 4975(e)(7)of IRS codes, which became a qualified retirement plan in 1974. [1] [2] It is one of the methods of employee participation in corporate ownership.

  3. Employee stock ownership - Wikipedia

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    For instance, in the U.S., employee stock purchase plans enable employees to put aside after-tax pay over some period of time (typically 6–12 months) then use the accumulated funds to buy shares at up to a 15% discount at either the price at the time of purchase or the time when they started putting aside the money, whichever is lower.

  4. Employee compensation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Employee benefits in the United States might include relocation assistance; medical, prescription, vision and dental plans; health and dependent care flexible spending accounts; retirement benefit plans (pension, 401(k), 403(b)); group-term life and long term care insurance plans; legal assistance plans; adoption assistance; child care benefits ...

  5. Public employee pension plans in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Federal Employees Retirement System - covers approximately 2.44 million full-time civilian employees (as of Dec 2005). [2]Retired pay for U.S. Armed Forces retirees is, strictly speaking, not a pension but instead is a form of retainer pay. U.S. military retirees do not vest into a retirement system while they are on active duty; eligibility for non-disability retired pay is solely based upon ...

  6. List of largest pension schemes in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This list of largest pension funds in the United States involves two main groups: government pension funds for public employees and collectively bargained pension funds, jointly managed between employer and employee representatives after the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947.

  7. Defined benefit pension plan - Wikipedia

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    Employees are always entitled to the vested accrued benefit earned to date. If an employee leaves the company before retirement, the benefits earned so far are frozen and held in a trust for the employee until retirement age or in some instances the employee is able to take away a lump sum value or transfer the value to another pension plan.

  8. Employee benefits - Wikipedia

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    Employee benefits in the United States include relocation assistance; medical, prescription, vision and dental plans; health and dependent care flexible spending accounts; retirement benefit plans (pension, 401(k), 403(b)); group term life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance plans; income protection plans (also known as ...

  9. Defined contribution plan - Wikipedia

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    A defined contribution (DC) plan is a type of retirement plan in which the employer, employee or both make contributions on a regular basis. [1] Individual accounts are set up for participants and benefits are based on the amounts credited to these accounts (through employee contributions and, if applicable, employer contributions) plus any investment earnings on the money in the account.