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ELCA, Board of Pensions Respond to Lawsuit on Annuity Payment Reductions

From <NEWS@ELCA.ORG>
Date Fri, 14 Jan 2011 10:07:02 -0600

Title: ELCA, Board of Pensions Respond to Lawsuit on Annuity Payment 
Reductions
ELCA NEWS SERVICE

>January 14, 2011  

ELCA, Board of Pensions Respond to Lawsuit on Annuity Payment 
Reductions
10-006-JB

CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The churchwide organization of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the ELCA Board of Pensions
responded publicly to a Dec. 3 lawsuit filed against them in a 
Minnesota
state court by four plaintiffs. The plaintiffs claim the ELCA Board of
Pensions acted improperly to reduce annuity payments to retirees
participating in an annuity retirement fund.

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