Current Pension Topics: NYSUT Should Be Pushing State Deferred Comp Plan
By JOEL FRANK
      For more than 40 years, the United Federation of Teachers and the City of New York have jointly practiced the gold standard when it comes to offering, at de minimis cost, voluntary salary-reduction retirement savings plans to members and employees respectively.
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YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY
By DAVID BROWN
      Social Security is making the disability process much faster for people with rare diseases and cancers. That's because Social Security has begun the first phase of its Compassionate Allowances initiative
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Know Your Rights: Layoffs: Complex Rules Govern Job Security
By JAMES BROWN
      My most formidable challenge writing this column is avoiding previously reported subject matter. The challenge becomes even greater over time with the publication of new columns. Today I revisit an old topic, without reservation, because of its importance and timeliness.
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