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Pensions in an Era of Longer Working Lives
Tim Hennessy
 

As more employees work past traditional retirement age, pension and benefit systems are colliding with assumptions built for a workforce that no longer exists—the result is a growing disconnect between modern economic realities and retirement rules rooted in policy decisions made nearly a century ago.

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What Public Pension Plans Need to Know About the Social Security Fairness Act
Jenny Gartman, CEBS
 

Signed into law on January 5, 2025, the Social Security Fairness Act (SSFA) (HR 82) repeals two provisions that reduce Social Security benefits for some individuals who receive other benefits, such as certain state or local government pension benefits. The Social Security […]

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Retirement Board Abused Its Discretion in Disability Benefits Denial
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By Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP Every month, the International Foundation releases the Legal and Legislative Reporter, a compilation of new employee benefits-related case summaries. Below is a summary we thought you’d be interested in: The U.S. District Court for the Northern […]

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Five Critical Retirement Planning Decisions You Need to Consider Today
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Five Critical Retirement Planning Decisions You Need to Consider Today
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
 

Retirement planning is an important exercise for everyone. And when you have only a modest retirement nest egg, there is little room for error when planning for how to make those savings last. So what are the most important items for preretirees […]

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Retirement Plans Increase Security
Julie Stich, CEBS
 

Workers and retirees in the United States are saying they’re a bit more confident about their prospects in retirement—the confidence numbers are up in 2015 since hitting lows between 2009 and 2013—even though there aren’t many signs that they’re taking steps to […]

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