US - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has assumed responsibility for the pensions of more than 1,400 workers and retirees of Scovill Fasteners Inc, a button and zipper maker.
It stepped in because the company failed to pay about US$14.7m in legally required pension funding contributions. The agency also determined that the company could no longer afford its pension plan...
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