 NCTR Washington Legislative Wrap-Up for 109th Congress, 2005-2006 |
| Description: Status of legislation of interest to state and local retirement systems that cover teachers. Requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader, a free download, to read or print. |
Added on: Jan 11, 2006 Hits: 1462
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Federal Employees Retirement Calculator  |
| Description: Published by the Office of Personnel Management and the Social Security Administration, this calculator allows for computation of an estimate of Civil Service Retirement System ("CSRS"), CSRS Offset and Federal Employees Retirement System ("FERS") retirement benefits -- normal, early or disability -- as well as an estimate of future Thrift Savings Plan ("TSP") savings and Social Security benefits. |
Added on: Apr 10, 2002 Hits: 3113 Rating: 1 (2 Votes)
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| Legislative Response to Enron Includes Federal Disclosure Rules and Excise Penalty for Governmental 457s, 403(b)s, and Certain Private Plans |
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Added on: Mar 27, 2002 Hits: 1268
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| 457 Plans Message Board |
| Description: BenefitsLink and the Employee Benefits Legal Resource Site are among the sponsors of this message board. |
Added on: Feb 21, 2002 Hits: 1570
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| Municipal Codes Online |
| Description: From Municipal Code Corporation, allows access to codes for various cities and counties throughout the US. |
Added on: Jul 09, 2002 Hits: 1186
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| Municipal Codes Online |
| Description: From the Seattle Public Library, contains links to municipal codes of various cities throughout the US. |
Added on: Jan 22, 2004 Hits: 1318
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| 403bwise Message Board |
| Description: Message board devoted to 403(b) plans. |
Added on: Sep 24, 2000 Hits: 1667 Rating: 10 (1 Vote)
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| Domestic Partnerships |
| Description: Discusses benefits, rights, and responsibilities of domestic partners. |
Added on: May 26, 2000 Hits: 2630 Rating: 1 (1 Vote)
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| Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System ("EPCRS") |
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Added on: Jan 22, 2004 Hits: 2245
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| FreeERISA.com |
| Description: Enables visitors to view Form 5500 and 11-k information on their companies' pension plans or other pension plans. Also includes financial and other information on public retirement systems. |
Added on: Feb 01, 2000 Hits: 4341 Rating: 10 (6 Votes)
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| State Legislative Calendars |
| Description: Shows dates of the state legislative sessions for all 50 states. |
Added on: Jul 09, 2002 Hits: 1528
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| Governmental Employee Benefit Plans message board |
| Description: BenefitsLink and the Employee Benefits Legal Resource Site are among the sponsors of this message board. |
Added on: Aug 29, 1999 Hits: 1979
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| Public Pension Funds |
| Description: Synopsis of financial and membership data on larger public retirement pension funds (state, county and municipal government plans). |
Added on: May 09, 2003 Hits: 837
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| Pension Observer |
| Description: Trends affecting governmental pension plans, from the Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems. |
Added on: Apr 08, 2003 Hits: 739
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| TEXPERS Current Federal Report |
| Description: New federal legal developments relating to governmental plans, from the Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems. |
Added on: Apr 08, 2003 Hits: 721
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| COBRA for State and Local Government Plans |
| Description: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has oversight over COBRA continuation benefits for non-federal health plans. |
Added on: Nov 12, 2002 Hits: 1103
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| Public Pension Coordinating Council's Survey Web Site |
| Description: 2001 Survey of State and Local Government Employee Retirement Systems is available as of April 18, 2002. |
Added on: Apr 25, 2002 Hits: 1119 Rating: 10 (2 Votes)
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| State Tax Conformity Update |
| Description: From the American Benefits Council. State by state description of legislation that ensured state tax conformity with the retirement provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA"). |
Added on: Feb 27, 2003 Hits: 1833 Rating: 10 (1 Vote)
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| South Carolina Retirement Systems ("SCRS") Guidelines for Drafting Domestic Relations Orders |
| Description: Another example of a state retirement systems guidance on drafting domestic relations orders to cover retirement system benefits. |
Added on: Apr 05, 2002 Hits: 1118
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| Teachers Retirement System of Oklahoma Qualified Domestic Relations Order |
| Description: Contains rules for domestic relations orders, and sample orders, for this public retirement system. |
Added on: Jul 09, 2002 Hits: 1074
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| LookSmart: State and Local Retirement Systems |
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Added on: Mar 13, 2002 Hits: 1192
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| LookSmart: Governmental Retirement Plans |
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Added on: Mar 13, 2002 Hits: 907
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| Social Security Online: State and Local Government Employers |
| Description: Excerpt: "You will find information about how public employees are covered for Social Security and Medicare, frequently asked questions, laws and regulations, publications, who to contact in your State, and related web links that will help you understand the Social Security and Medicare coverage and reporting requirements for public employees." |
Added on: Nov 05, 2001 Hits: 1056
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| U.S. Census Bureau Information on State and Local Government Public Employee Retirement Systems |
| Description: Includes national summary of retirement systems, revenues of retirement systems by state and level of government, expenditures of retirement systems by state and level of government, cash and investment holdings of retirement systems by state and level of government, number and membership of retirement systems by state, and detailed financial item data for each public employee retirement system. |
Added on: Oct 22, 2001 Hits: 951
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| Sample Domestic Relations Order for New Hampshire Retirement System |
| Description: Illustrates a domestic relations order which can be used by a plan not subject to ERISA. Requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view or print. |
Added on: May 13, 2001 Hits: 1364
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| IRS Tax Exempt and Government Entities Operations Division |
| Description: Find out whom to contact regarding filings that pertain to Employee Plans, Exempt Organizations, and Government Entities. |
Added on: Oct 03, 2002 Hits: 1292
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| Divided Retirement Systems |
| Description: Section 1014 of the Social Security Handbook gives guidance on which states have "divided retirement systems," i.e., employees who are covered by state retirement systems but not by Social Security. |
Added on: Apr 02, 2009 Hits: 1060 Rating: 9 (1 Vote)
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| IRS Qualification Rules for Governmental Plans |
| Description: Comparison of the qualification requirements under Internal Revenue Code section 401(a) for governmental and private retirement plans. |
Added on: Oct 09, 2004 Hits: 2042
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| GAO Report on Similarities and Differences Between State and Federal Pension Plans |
| Description: Requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view or print. |
Added on: Sep 28, 2000 Hits: 875
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| Walker v. Board of Trustees |
| Description: Case on governmental immunity as applied to collectively bargained retirement system of a local entity |
Added on: Oct 09, 2004 Hits: 4377 Rating: 8 (1 Vote)
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| 401(k), 403(b), 457, or Deemed IRA? |
| Description: Comparison of pros and cons of different types of plans providing for employee tax-deferred contributions. |
Added on: Oct 09, 2004 Hits: 3308 Rating: 10 (3 Votes)
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| Employee benefits legal resource site |
| Description: Articles, speech outlines, hard-to-find agency materials, and other information on employee benefits. Particularly strong on plans of governmental, church, and other tax-exempt organizations. One of the sponsors of the Employee Benefits Library. |
Added on: Nov 11, 1999 Hits: 1819 Rating: 10 (1 Vote)
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| BenefitsLink Topical Links about 403(b) plans |
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Added on: Aug 29, 1999 Hits: 1464
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| BenefitsLink Topical Links about governmental plans |
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Added on: Aug 29, 1999 Hits: 1966 Rating: 10 (1 Vote)
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| State Retirement System Web sites |
| Description: Links to the Web sites of all state retirement systems maintaining such sites. |
Added on: Oct 09, 2004 Hits: 1277 Rating: 10 (1 Vote)
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