2 new bills aim to increase pay for state employees and benefits for retirees
One of the proposals would give all full time state employees a $10,000 raise each year for the next two years.
Two Austin lawmakers are proposing $20K raises for state employees, retiree pension boost
Rep. John Bucy and Sen. Sarah Eckhardt, both Austin Democrats, unveiled bills Monday that would give state employees and ...
Texas lawmakers push for substantial raises, benefits in new bills for state workers
New proposed bills aim to increase pay for all state employees and provide the first cost-of-living-adjustment for retirees ...
New legislation provides pensions to families of state workers killed in line of duty
Connecticut lawmakers have signed off on a resolution that provides surviving families of state employees who are killed in ...
Lawmakers considering death benefits for teachers and other public employees
The Louisiana House Committee on Retirement is exploring potential benefits for the beneficiaries of state employees killed ...
California pension beneficiaries send billions in economic ripples across the state
Retirees’ spending in California communities contributed $28 billion in local wages and salaries, researchers found.
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State House passes paid parental leave bill for state employees
House Speaker Jason White says the Mississippi House of Representatives passed a bill that could give eight weeks of paid ...
Kansas governor proposes a 2.5% pay raise for almost all state employees
Gov. Kelly's proposal for universal pay raises across the board differs from Republican proposals to bring employees pay to ...
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IRS Clarifies the Federal Income and Employment Tax Treatment of Contributions to and Benefits Paid from State Paid Family and Medical Leave Programs
As mandatory State paid family leave and paid family and medical leave (collectively “PFML”) programs have significantly expanded and proliferated ...
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Health insurance for state employees could struggle to remain solvent if premiums not increased
Increases in expenses are set to wildly outpace revenue over the next few years. "Over the past couple of decades, the cost ...
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CT expands survivor benefits to families of employees who die on the job, regardless of age
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said the new law was developed after two state employees died last year while they were still too ...