Articles about Retirement Benefits that may be useful to Massachusetts retirees.
Big Year For Pension Fund
April 25, 2014NewsFinally Recovered From FY08 LossesMARCH 2014 VOICE: Year 2013 was cause for a modest celebration at the Commonwealth’s giant ...Read More
Leadership Agrees To Changes in Funding Schedule
April 25, 2014NewsAdopts Conservative Approach & Increased FundingMARCH 2014 VOICE: Governor Deval Patrick and the state’s Legislative Leadership have agreed to ...Read More
Pension Deal Edges Detroit a Step Closer to Recovery
April 16, 2014NewsNew York TimesApril 16, 2014Detroit’s pension boards and a retirees’ group say they have reached tentative agreements with the ...Read More
JEFF JACOBY PUBLIC PENSION OPINION IS COMPLETELY OFF BASE
April 10, 2014NewsAPRIL 10, 2014: In the Sunday, March 23, 2014 edition of the Boston Globe, conservative opinion columnist Jeff Jacoby penned ...Read More
ALERT: BOSTON MEMBERS ON ACCIDENTAL DISABILITY
February 26, 2014NewsHelp With Your Form 1099-RWe’ve been receiving calls and emails from Boston members who receive an accidental (work ...Read More
Association Meets With Federal Officials
January 31, 2014NewsSocial Security & Medicare Central Issues FEBRUARY 1, 2014: This past week Association President Frank Valeri and Legislative Liaison Shawn ...Read More
Growing Concern: Premium Freeze Expiring
January 2, 2014NewsJANUARY 2014 VOICE: An issue of great concern to the Association is the end of the legal moratorium on increasing ...Read More
Judge Approves Detroit Pension Cuts
December 4, 2013NewsSituation In Mass. Vastly Different DECEMBER 4, 2013: A federal bankruptcy judge has granted approval for the City of Detroit ...Read More
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
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