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January 3, 2022

Karen Ferguson, Who Fought to Expand Workers' Pension Rights, Dies at 80
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Karen Ferguson, the longtime labor lawyer who fought to protect workers'
pensions and retirement plans, has died at the age of 80. Ferguson was
head of the Pension Rights Center for more than four decades, where she
successfully lobbied Congress for pension reforms while helping
thousands of workers recover their retirement benefits. Ferguson got her
start in Washington, D.C., as one of "Nader's Raiders" - a group of
lawyers who joined consumer advocate Ralph Nader's Public Interest
Research Group in the 1970s.


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