Product Description: In the wake of the financial crisis and Great Recession, the health of state and local pension plans has emerged as a front burner policy issue. Elected officials, academic experts, and the media alike have pointed to funding shortfalls with alarm, expressing concern that pension promises are unsustainable or will squeeze out other pressing government priorities...read more

Product Description: Public-sector employees enjoy much more generous pay and benefit packages than private-sector workers, including guaranteed pensions and retiree health benefits whose long-term costs threaten to break the backs of state and local taxpayers...read more

Product Description: How do teachers, nurses, firefighters, police, and others in the public sector plan for retirement? Hint, for the most part, they don't invest in 401(k)s.The diverse investment opportunities available to government employees, along with the newly enacted tax laws that have expanded the investment horizon, are outlined in this ""nuts and bolts"" guide for civic employees...read more

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Product Description: Pay and Benefits ~ New Ideas for Local Government Part 1 - Current Approaches to Pay Part 2 - The Changing Nature of Benefits Part 3 -Controlling Workers' Compensation and Disability Claims