Doesn’t seem like a bankrupt company to me. Just one that wants to destroy retiree pension plans.
JCP is now on the government backed Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) yet they JCP is on a mad a hiring spree.
They don’t have enough HR staff to cut paychecks!
https://jobs.JCP.com HR Business Partner - Chicago Location: Payroll Use-State Of, IL, United States - Job ID: 1092531 Corporate Positions Human Resources Job Type: Full-Time Date Updated: Dec 1, 2020
Probably the real reason execs wanted JCP dismantled In BK court is right here. RETIREES LOSE 8% of their pension. This is so very sad and must be stopped it is a FRAUD! Quick way to wipe out 3.6B
J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc. Pension Plan On May 15, 2020, J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc., along with 17 of its subsidiaries and related entities, filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Corpus Christi, Texas. On October 20, 2020, the company sought court approval of an agreement in which J.C. Penney’s assets would be acquired by a joint venture led by Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. and Simon Property Group. The joint venture did not agree to assume the pension plan, leaving it without an ongoing, viable sponsor.
PBGC continues to work with J.C. Penney to protect the interests of the plan’s current and future retirees. At this time, J.C. Penney continues to pay retirement benefits for pension plan participants.
Please contact the J.C. Penney Benefits Center at?1-888-890-8900?or visit JCP Benefits
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