Articles about Legislation that may be useful to Massachusetts retirees.
Gov. Charlie Baker signs state employee retirement incentive program into law
May 5, 2015NewsBy Shira SchoenbergMay 04, 2015 at 5:15 PM BOSTON - Gov. Charlie Baker signed a law establishing a ...Read More
Early Retirement Bill Now Law
May 4, 2015NewsUp To 5,000 State Workers May Retire By June 30thMAY 4, 2015: Late today Governor Charlie Baker signed the ...Read More
Baker’s early retirement plan could see House vote this week
March 24, 2015NewsBy Joshua Miller Globe Staff March 23, 2015In a boost for a key part of Governor Charlie Baker’s ...Read More
Early Retirement Proposal Under Legislative Review
March 9, 2015NewsBaker Plan Limited in Scope MARCH 9, 2014: Last week, Governor Charlie Baker proposed the first early retirement incentive (ERI ...Read More
GIC INSURANCE PREMIUM COSTS GOING UP
March 6, 2015NewsGovernor Proposes Higher Employee Contributions MARCH 5, 2015: Monthly insurance premiums for the 425,000 enrollees of the state’s ...Read More
Baker Proposes 3% State-Teacher COLA
March 4, 2015NewsFY16 Budget Takes Effect July 1, 2015 MARCH 4, 2015: Governor Charlie Baker has included a full 3% COLA for ...Read More
State to offer early retirement deals; layoffs may follow
March 2, 2015NewsBaker to start by offering enhanced-pension deals, hopes for 4,500 takersBy Joshua Miller Globe Staff March 02 ...Read More
RETIREE LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE FILED
January 16, 2015News14 Proposals For 2015-16 Session JANUARY 16, 2015: The Association has completed the filing process for its 2015-16 ...Read More
DISABILITY EARNINGS UPDATE NOW LAW
January 9, 2015NewsLegislature & Patrick Act at 11th Hour JANUARY 8, 2015: Moments before taking his “lone walk” down to the front ...Read More
Retiree Healthcare Siege Continues
October 1, 2014NewsMTF Report MisleadingOCTOBER 1, 2014: Last week, the Mass. Taxpayers Foundation (MTF) released its latest report on municipal retiree health ...Read More