Articles about Retirement Benefits that may be useful to Massachusetts retirees.
LOCAL SYSTEMS INCREASING PENSIONS FOR CERTAIN SURVIVORS
September 10, 2013NewsBoards Adopting Laws Sponsored By AssociationSEPTEMBER 2013 VOICE: One of the guiding principles of this Association has always been to ...Read More - LOCAL SYSTEMS INCREASING PENSIONS FOR CERTAIN SURVIVORS
ASSOCIATION BILLS ADVANCE
September 9, 2013NewsH59 Retiree Insurance Reform Eyed For FallSEPTEMBER 2013 VOICE: The Joint Committee on Public Service has favorably released a key ...Read More - ASSOCIATION BILLS ADVANCE
DISABILITY REFORM COMMISSION CONSIDERING OPTIONS
March 29, 2013NewsAssociation Pushes For ImprovementsMARCH 29, 2013: The Special Commission on Disability Retirement has entered the final phase of its work ...Read More - DISABILITY REFORM COMMISSION CONSIDERING OPTIONS
HEALTHCARE COMMISSION ENDORSES MASSIVE $15-$20 BILLION REFORM
December 20, 2012NewsRetiree Protections Include Contribution Rate “Freeze”DECEMBER 20, 2012: Following nine months of lengthy meetings, detailed analysis and intense negotiations ...Read More - HEALTHCARE COMMISSION ENDORSES MASSIVE $15-$20 BILLION REFORM
2011-2012 LEGISLATIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
November 2, 2012NewsNOVEMBER 2012 VOICE: Our Association played a leading role in the passage into law of the following legislation during the ...Read More - 2011-2012 LEGISLATIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
DISABILITY COMMISSION UNDERWAY
October 31, 2012NewsNOVEMBER 2012 VOICE: At long last the twelve-member Special Commission on Accidental Disability held its initial meeting this September ...Read More - DISABILITY COMMISSION UNDERWAY
DISABILITY PANEL HOLDS PUBLIC HEARINGS
October 20, 2012NewsOCTOBER 19, 2012: Disability pensions, always a cutting-edge source of press articles, mostly negative, was the subject under discussion ...Read More - DISABILITY PANEL HOLDS PUBLIC HEARINGS
PENSION DISABILITY COMMISSION CONVENES
September 5, 2012NewsDiscards Press CriticismSEPTEMBER 5, 2012: There were no fireworks as the Special Commission on Disability Pensions held its initial meeting ...Read More - PENSION DISABILITY COMMISSION CONVENES
DISABILITY PANEL TO CONVENE
August 10, 2012NewsAssociation Holds Seat on CommissionAUGUST 10, 2012: At long last, the Special Commission on Disability will be holding its initial ...Read More - DISABILITY PANEL TO CONVENE
Superintendents circumvent state pension law
July 9, 2012NewsBy Deirdre FernandesGlobe Staff July 07, 2012By seeking and winning salary increases, school superintendents across the state have maneuvered ...Read More - Superintendents circumvent state pension law