State and local pensions have experienced many changes since the Great Recession. Worried about high costs and a deteriorating fiscal...

Federal law allows certain state and local government employees to be excluded from Social Security coverage if they are covered by an...

Everything old is new again. As open enrollment gets underway for next year’s job-based health insurance coverage, some employees are...

Because many employers are unaware of the cost of having older workers unable to retire, or think they cannot calculate it, Prudential...

As Americans sink under medical expenses, debt collectors go to great—and sometimes strange—lengths to collect. On March 8, 2011, Joclyn...

Ask middle-class Americans how they’re doing, and you’ll often get the same answer: there are still too many demands on my paycheck....

The brief’s key findings are: Medicare Part D, introduced in 2006, has clearly helped seniors by expanding drug coverage, but a key...

New mobile app gathers valuable physical and behavioral health data to help firefighters battle occupational disease. Chantilly, VA....

As policymakers consider restoring financial balance to Social Security, understanding the reason for the shortfall is important. If the...

Almost 40% of Americans lack confidence they will ever save enough money to retire. That number climbs even higher among older Americans,...

The brief’s key findings are: Contrary to media reports, the 2019 Trustees Report shows little change overall: Social Security’s 75-year...

The U.S. Conference of Mayors for about three years now has been battling in court with a company that previously administered a...

Two years after initiating pension reforms that included increased contributions and regular stress testing, the funding projections for...

If Illinois is going to embrace another public-pension-contribution holiday, shouldn’t the public be informed of what the financial...

Chicago police Officer Cory Chapton says he finished work one day around 2 p.m., got into his car outside the West Side’s Harrison...

When you look at proposals and bills related to public pensions, there is one thing to keep in mind: we’re talking about an amazing...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The California Supreme Court on Monday upheld a decision by state lawmakers to roll back one way for public workers...

Kentucky is more than $54 billion in debt, with estimated unfunded retirement benefits accounting for more than 80 percent of that figure.

The brief’s key findings are: Since many workers lack retirement plans at work, some states are setting up programs that require...