Headlines about "Government plans - state and local - misc"
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Alabama Fights Fat, Media with New Screening Program
Excerpt: "Alabama's effort to expand its health screening program has taken over the Web recently. And while most outlets pounced on the 'fees for fat' angle, the program's steward says the media frenzy got it all wrong. . . . The state has been screening workers for 15 years and finds that 10% to 15% of at-risk employees are completely unaware of their health threat. The goal . . . is to make sure everyone gets screened. 'It's not a surcharge, it's a premium discount . . . .'" (Employee Benefit Advisor; free registration required)
Idaho Public Employee Retiree Health Benefits - Changes To Come with GASB 45
Excerpt: "For most retirees the financial changes may not be so dramatic, but it could be for those with expensive medications. For everyone, the limitations and changes in their plan may be disruptive, because they'll be going from a premium state plan to Medicare. The legislation is coming up this session. If it passes, as is, it will take effect January 2010." (KIDK.com)
[Guidance Overview] IRS Carves Out from Code Sections 457(f) & 409A Certain Arrangements by Public School and Other Employees to Have Salary Paid over 12 Months
Excerpt: "Under a common arrangement, public school and other employees who provide services during only a portion of the year can elect to be paid ratably over 12 months. This 'election to defer' payment can trigger the unwanted application of IRC § 457(f) which governs certain deferred compensation plans of tax-exempt entities and state and local governments, and IRC § 409A which otherwise governs amounts deferred under nonqualified deferred compensation plans. IRS recently issued guidance to preclude the unwanted application of IRC §§ 457(f) & 409A to these and other similar arrangements. IRS Notice 2008-62." (Deloitte)
Nevada Legislative Panel OKs Benefits Expansion for Domestic Partners
Excerpt: "A regulation that makes it state policy to provide health care insurance benefits to domestic partners of state employees -- including those of the same sex -- was adopted Tuesday by a legislative subcommittee on a 3-2 vote." (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
West Virginia DC to DB Migration Could Mean Big Savings for State
Excerpt: "West Virginia lawmakers were informed Monday that the movement of nearly 15,000 teachers and educational workers from a defined contribution plan to a traditional pension plan will shave about $22 million off the state's retirement benefit expenses. A Charleston Gazette news report said the estimate given to lawmakers by state actuary Harry Mandel was radically different from early statements that the DC to DB migration would actually cost the state as much as $78 million . . . ." (PLANSPONSOR.com; free registration required)
A Tax Revolt Is Quietly Brewing in Some States
Excerpt: "These and other battles come at a time when many states are struggling to cope with tough economic times." (Wall Street Journal via Baltimore Sun)
[Guidance Overview] Employee Benefits Developments, August 2008 Issue
Includes ESOP Dividends -- New Tax Reporting Rules; Mere Posting of SPD on Intranet Does Not Ensure Actual Receipt; Trilogy of IRS Guidance Regarding Health Savings Accounts; Service by Director as Interim CEO Results in Loss of Tax Deduction for Corporation; IRS Proposes Regulations Regarding 'Greater of' DB Plan Formulas; and No FICA Tax Refund On Nonqualified Deferred Comp Plan Benefits Never Received; Kentucky Retirement System Does Not Violate the ADEA. (Hodgson Russ)
[Official Guidance] IRS 'Employee Plan News' Discusses Notice 2008-62 Anticipating 457(f) Regs as Applied to Certain School Employees (PDF)
Excerpt: "The use of a 12-month pay period that spans two calendar years for employees that actually only work for 9 or 10 months results in compensation earned in one year being deferred to a second year. [Notice 2008-62, issued in early July,] establishes criteria which, if met, excludes arrangements in which school employees are compensated on a 12-month pay period in lieu of the 9 or 10-month actual work period from being considered as deferred compensation and, therefore, not subject to the rules under Code §§457(f) and 409A. In fact, the notice provides that this arrangement wouldn't result in deferred compensation as long as the employee earns less than $186,000." (Internal Revenue Service)
Governments Mostly Undecided on OPEB Funding Strategy
Excerpt: "Strategies to deal with new standards imposed by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) have yet to be widely decided by governments, despite a compliance deadline of the end of 2009. A study conducted by the nonprofit Cobalt Community Research found 74% of local governments that provide retiree health care are aware of the GASB 45 requirements, and 47% report that they have already calculated their retiree health care liability or the calculation is in process. GASB 45 requires states to identify the costs for other post employment benefits (OPEB) in their FY 2008 financial reports." (PLANSPONSOR.com; free registration required)
Mid-Columbia [Oregon/Washington] Fire Board OKs Volunteer 'Retirement' - Volunteers Earn Points for Activities with Fire District
Excerpt: "A Length of Service Awards program -- in essence a retirement plan for volunteer firefighters with Mid-Columbia Fire & Rescue District -- was adopted by the board when it met Aug. 18. . . . The volunteers earn points for a variety of activities -- showing up at fires, drills, meetings, special activities, etc. -- to be eligible for the program. They have to earn 160 points to qualify and . . . volunteers with years of service would be vested up to two years of participation in the plan, which will not go into effect until next year." (The Dalles Chronicle)
[Opinion] Stronger 'Other Post-Employment Benefits' Laws Needed
Excerpt: "What haven't been mentioned anywhere are the structural deficiencies of most states' laws -- or the total absence of laws -- under which public employers must operate their OPEB plans. In most states, the only statutes that govern long-term benefits plans and investment portfolios were written years ago for pension funds only, before anybody even thought about OPEB as a separate and similar category." (Governing.com)
Orange County, California, Officials Haven't Learned Yet from Troubling Results of Excessive Pension Increases for Government Workers
Excerpt: "[T]he United States is facing massive financial problems caused by the granting of unsustainable pension and medical benefits to government workers and dependents. . . . The Bay Area city of Vallejo has been in the news lately for declaring bankruptcy and perhaps facing a state takeover after city officials gave government unions – especially police and fire unions – CEO-level pay and benefit packages that have consumed more than three-quarters of the city's $80 million general-fund budget and have led to massive shortfalls. . . . So what are local city officials doing in the face of this daunting evidence that pension-spiking is unsustainable? Spiking pensions, of course, and putting their taxpayers at risk of a Vallejo-like scenario." (The Orange County Register)
Costs of Barstow, California, Police and Firefighters Go Far Beyond Wages
Excerpt: "The annual cost of retirement benefits -- including the employers' contribution and the portion of the employees' contribution that employers pick up as an added benefit -- amounts to about $23,738 per firefighter/paramedic. The city pays an annual average of $24,094 in retirement benefits per officer, according to numbers provided by the city and fire district." (Desert Dispatch)
Chattanooga Fire and Police Pension Fund Closer to Resolution
Excerpt: "Chattanooga officials and fire and police pension fund personnel on Friday afternoon moved one step closer to approving a plan that would help correct the underfunded pension fund. But the pension fund board must work with the City Council to determine exactly how the improvements will be implemented. Should the council and board agree, the matter would begin the process to become an ordinance, not a referendum in November as some stakeholders feared." (Chattannooga Times Free Press)
[Opinion] New Jersey Early Retirement Programs for State Workers
Excerpt: "early retirement deals offer up- front savings at the expense of long-term pension costs. The current buyout, for example, was expected to incur $250 million in long-term pension costs if the target number of employees opted for it. That means it would take about three years of salary savings to offset the added pension costs. Adding more debt to the state pension system is like throwing gas onto a raging fire. The state is already about $26.8 billion in the hole for its pension obligations, according to one conservative estimate. And on Wednesday, we learned that the state's debt ballooned by almost $2.2 billion last year to $32.9 billion. Similar buyout deals in 1991, 1993, 1997, 1999 and 2002 failed to achieve the savings that had been anticipated." (nj.com)
Can Cities Afford to Keep Paying Pensions?
Excerpt: "While many employees in the private sector sock away part of their incomes into 401(k)s and IRAs for retirement, full-time government employees can bank on a pension that is guaranteed to support them for the rest of their lives. But pensions for public workers are a sore spot for some homeowners, who have to foot part of the pension bill through their property taxes." (Naperville Sun)
IRS Proposed Rule Permiting Governmental Plans to Comply with Required Minimum Distribution Rules
Excerpt: "The IRS has issued a proposed rule permitting governmental plans to comply with the required minimum distribution rules under Code Sec. 401(a)(9) by using a 'reasonable good faith interpretation' of the statute." (Wolters Kluwer)
South Carolina Will Begin Charging Public Employees Who Smoke More Each Month for Health Insurance Coverage
Excerpt: "Each employee who falls into [the category of either being a smoker or has insured dependents who smoke] will have to pay $25 a month extra for health insurance than nonsmokers. The charge is per policy, not the number of smokers in the family. The new rules will take effect in January 2010, giving smokers ample time to quit if they choose." (The Herald, Rock Hill, South Carolina)
NAGDCA 2008 Survey of State and Local Government Defined Contribution Plans II
Excerpt: "This report contains two sections. The National Summary provides a narrative overview of the key areas involved in administering governmental 457, 401(k), 401(a), and 403(b) plans. The Overall Survey Results section, provided as a PDF, offers a look at the survey through charts and responses from all participating entities." (National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators, Inc.)
Minn. Governor Seeks to Return Health Benefit Savings to State Employees as Health Reimbursement Arrangement
Excerpt: "Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) unveiled a series of initiatives intended to give consumers greater control of their health care, starting by giving each of the 50,000 state employees up to $250 in a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) in 2009." (AISHealth.com)
Atlanta, GA May Form Task Force to Tackle Pension Funding Crisis
Excerpt: "Atlanta's general employees' fund, the city's largest, is only 52 percent funded. The two other funds are better off, but well below 80 percent funded. At least one-fifth of the city's $570 million general fund this year is going to employee pensions, and it still hasn't been enough to make a substantial dent in the unfunded liability." (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Indiana Taxpayers Contribute Millions to Lawmakers' Generous Pension Plan
Excerpt: "[U]nder the lawmakers' plan, taxpayers hand out a $4 match for every $1 lawmakers invest in their accounts. Year after year, the state contributes an amount equal to 20 percent of a legislator's salary, including hefty per diem payments in many cases." (IndyStar.com)
Texas State Lawmaker Proposes Teacher Pay Be Tied to Legislative Benefits
Excerpt: "A state lawmaker says he has a plan that would raise the pay of Texas classroom teachers to the national average. Kelly Fero, chief strategist for State Representative Hubert Vo of Houston, says the plan proposed by Vo would change the way legislative retirement benefits are calculated, 'and link those benefit calculations to the average pay of Texas classroom teachers.'" (Emmis Austin Radio Broadcasting Company, Lp)
Investment Trusts for Other Post-Employment Benefits (PDF)
3 pages. Excerpt: "GASB 45 forces public employers to calculate a liability for their other post-employment benefits (OPEB). The cost of this liability can be staggering. What's a public employer to do? A GASB trust offers one option for prefunding these benefits." (Milliman)
Social Security Benefits and the 'Windfall Elimination Provision'
Excerpt: "Most people would love to have a financial windfall. A chunk of unexpected money that appears out of nowwhere. But there is another kind of windfall. It is a formula that can eat into the Social Security benefit anticipated by tens of thousands of long-time (CSRS) federal workers, school teachers and employees of some nonprofits. It also takes a huge chunk out of the Social Security benefits received each month by millions of retired federal and postal workers." (Federal News Radio)
[Opinion] Massachusetts Governor Casts a Prudent Veto on Pension Hike
Excerpt: "The pension hike approved by the Legislature would have changed the base amount used to calculate annual cost-of-living increases, and that would have cost the state an estimated $3 billion over the next 20 years. That's simply unaffordable in today's economic climate, no matter how much one might wish to support retirees and former teachers and state workers." (The Republican)
A Public Employer's Ability to Modify Retiree Benefits
Excerpt: "Three trends pushing public-sector employers to reduce retirement costs are: (1) new accounting rules requiring employers to show on their books how much promises to retirees will cost; (2) the spiraling cost of providing medical benefits to retirees; and (3) the increasing longevity of retirees." (Jones Day)
Update on the IRS Governmental Plans Initiative
Excerpt: "The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is preparing to survey a small group of randomly-selected governmental plans as part of its new 'compliance' initiative, to then be followed by a much larger survey effort. NCTR has registered its strong objections to both the scope and methodology of this questionnaire/survey effort, and Congressional concern has been expressed to the IRS as well. The IRS initiative coincides with a push to encourage public plans to seek determination letters." (National Council on Teacher Retirement)
No Help Coming for Massachusetts City's Retiree Medicare Cost
Excerpt: "It looks like Worcester's municipal retirees will not be getting help from the city anytime soon when it comes to paying their Part B Medicare costs. City Manager Michael V. O'Brien said there is no 'fiscally feasible means' for the city to pick up the tab for any portion of the retirees' Part B Medicare costs without a reduction in municipal services or raising property taxes." (Worcester Telegram & Gazette Corp.)
Public Sector Eyes DC Plans to Offset Benefit Costs
Excerpt: "Taking a page from the private sector's playbook, more state and local jurisdictions may start to call for their workers to take on more responsibility for financing their own retirement through defined contribution plans. Total assets in DC plans for public sector employers increased almost 10% over 2006, Bob Wuelfing, president of RG Wuelfing & Associates and the SPARK Institute, told attendees at the group's 2008 conference in June." (Employee Benefit News; free registration required)
Government Workers Have Greater Access to Benefits, DOL Data Show
Excerpt: "According to the [Bureau of Labor Statistics] release, access to and participation in retirement and medical care benefits were greater in government employment than in private industry." (PLANSPONSOR.com)
For One San Diego School Chief, An E-mail Asking for Delay in Employment Termination Seemingly Saved a Pension
Excerpt: "When Peter Iverson's job was sliced from the payroll at San Diego Unified, he didn't tote a sign to save his livelihood, as did the hundreds of employees who staged protests and press conferences outside the school board . . . as the school district grappled with budget cuts and its new superintendent reorganized its upper ranks. Instead, Iverson wrote a short e-mail to the school board, the superintendent and top school district officials. He had only one request: to stay employed another six months so that he would qualify for a public pension." (Voice of San Diego)
Report Says Jacksonville FL Police and Fire Pensions Are Too Expensive
Excerpt: "Jacksonville's pension plans need drastic improvements and could better serve city taxpayers by being replaced by other types of retirement benefits, including 'defined contribution' programs similar to 401(k) plans, a nonprofit organization's analysis concludes." (Florida Times-Union)
Public Entities Generally Keep Traditional Pension Plans
Excerpt: "While public entities may continue to fine-tune elements of their defined benefit pension plans to make them less costly, it is unlikely that they will soon adopt the defined contribution approach as the private sector did when its defined benefit plans became too expensive, experts say. In fact, no state has created a broad-based defined contribution plan since Alaska did so in 2005 . . . . Michigan is the only other state to offer a defined contribution plan as its primary retirement vehicle, which has been in place since 1999." (Business Insurance)
Alabama State Workers Pursuing Fiduciary Breach Lawsuit
Excerpt: "An Alabama state judge has scheduled a September hearing in a lawsuit alleging the Alabama State Employees Association received at least $3.2 million from Nationwide Life Insurance Co. while the Association was considering Nationwide as the service provider for the state's defined contribution plan." (PLANSPONSOR.com; free registration required)
New Jersey Bill Would Strip Corrupt Politicians of Retirement Benefits
Excerpt: "Republicans reacted strongly to last week's sentencing of former Newark mayor and state Sen. Sharpe James, who received a 27-month term for his role in the cut-rate sale of city land to his former mistress." (Newsday.com)
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Faces $13.3b Healthcare Bill for Retirees
Excerpt: "The state must come up with about $200 million a year for the next 20 years to pay off an estimated $13.3 billion in looming healthcare costs for its retirees, according to a stark new report . . . ." (Boston Globe)
[Opinion] Pension Governance: Preventing Fraud at Public Pension Funds
Excerpt: "Today I am going to discuss a subject that very few people really understand: preventing fraud at public pension funds. Fraud can happen at any institution but when big money is involved, it is imperative that fiduciaries and stakeholders take the necessary measures to prevent fraud from occurring in the first place." (Leo Kolivakis via Pension Pulse)
Columbus, Ohio, Taxpayers Footing Most or All of Public Employees' Share of Pensions
Excerpt: "If you work for the state of Ohio, Columbus schools or Ohio State University, 10 percent of your income goes toward your future public-employee pension. If you work for the city of Columbus, though, it's likely you're getting a free ride into your golden years. And if you're a city resident or taxpayer, you're picking up the tab." (The Columbus Dispatch)
New Data on State Defined Contribution and Defined Benefit Plans
Excerpt: "[The Center] has made available two new sets of 2006 state pension data collected by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College: For the first time, detailed defined contribution data are available for the 20 primary plans operated by state governments. Defined benefit data are available for 126 plans largely administered by the state." (Center for State and Local Government Excellence)
Massachusetts Lawmakers OK Pension Boost for State Workers
Excerpt: "Massachusetts lawmakers, moving quickly and without debate in the final hours of the legislative session, approved a pension increase for state workers that could cost more than $3 billion over the next 20 years, sparking criticism from fiscal watchdogs who say the state cannot afford such a costly benefit." (The Boston Globe)
When 401(k) Investing Goes Bad: Teachers in West Virginia Offer Valuable Lesson for What Not to Do
Excerpt: "Seventeen years ago, West Virginia school employees joined millions of workers nationwide in a shift from a pension plan that guaranteed a monthly check, to a retirement-savings plan that would make the teachers, bus drivers, custodians and other staff responsible for their own investment accounts." (The Wall Street Journal)
[Guidance Overview] Reasonable Good Faith Interpretation of Required Minimum Distribution Rules by Governmental Plans (PDF)
1 page. Excerpt: "These regulations are in response to Section 823 of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 which instructed the Secretary of the Treasury to issue regulations under which a governmental plan within the meaning of Code section 414(d) is treated as having complied with the required minimum distribution rules if the plan complies with a reasonable good faith interpretation of Code section 401(a)(9)." (Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies)
San Diego Mayor, City Council Compromise on New Hire Pensions
Excerpt: "The San Diego City Council on Monday affirmed a compromise deal reached between Mayor Jerry Sanders and three municipal unions on a pension plan for new hires. The San Diego Union Tribune reports that the mayor's proposal will create a hybrid pension plan for newly hired, non-public safety employees, with a traditional pension-like component and a 401(k)-type component. Pensions will be based on the highest average pay of employees over three years, rather than the worker's highest pay." (PLANSPONSOR.com; free registration required)
Financing Retiree Health Care: Assessing GASB 45 Estimates of Liabilities (PDF)
9 pages. Excerpt: "If a government uses pay-as-you-go financing for its retiree medical plan, the actuarial accrued liabilities (AAL) are equal to the unfunded actuarially accrued liabilities (UAAL). Using these data, the actuary also determines the annual required contribution (ARC), which is equal to current expenditures plus the additional contribution needed to completely fund the UAAL over a 30-year period. This Issue Brief discusses these assumptions and their importance in determining financial challenges facing state and local governments." (Center for State and Local Government Excellence)
Kentucky Lawmakers Who Switch Jobs Get Pension Boost
Excerpt: "Thanks to a provision lawmakers quietly approved in 2005, many former legislators who switch to judicial or executive branch jobs will see their annual retirement benefits double, quadruple or even increase six-fold." (Human Resource Executive Online)
New York Fire Districts Put Private Lawyers on Public Payrolls
Excerpt: "When Gordon Heights residents mobilized to fight the high taxes they pay for fire service, they were stunned to discover that the fire district's attorney, William Glass, was on the payroll. They complained that taxpayers in Long Island's most expensive fire district should not pay the Social Security and pension costs of a private attorney who had no office, filed no time sheets and had a private practice." (NewsDay)
Former Massachusetts State and Local Employees Reap Larger Pensions
Excerpt: "Special pensions granted to 386 public employees in the past five years could cost state and local governments as much as $235 million. The Boston Globe reports that the workers were allowed to invoke an obscure 1945 law to win earlier and larger pensions." (AP via Sunbeam Television Corp.)
Sweetened Pensions Beset Atlanta's Budget Crisis
Excerpt: "As Atlanta politicians address one of the biggest budget deficits in recent history, they frequently say high city employee pension costs are a major part of an economic storm buffeting the city. But unlike the struggling economy or spiking health care costs, those pension increases weren't caused by forces beyond the city's control. The Atlanta City Council, with tacit approval from Mayor Shirley Franklin's administration, made key decisions to sweeten pensions for city workers that have put Atlanta in a budgetary bind that will take years to escape." (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Special Pensions Cost Massachusetts Millions
Excerpt: "State and local governments over the last five years have committed to spending an estimated $115 million to $235 million on 386 public employees who were allowed to invoke an obscure part of a state law to win earlier and significantly larger pensions, a Globe analysis has found." (The Boston Globe)
Calculating the Combined Value of San Diego's Two Pension Plans
Excerpt: "AS A CITY, San Diego is unusual -- almost unique -- in that it provides its 'general' city employees (all but police and firefighters) with not just one, but TWO FULL MATCHING PENSIONS. In addition to the traditional government defined benefit (DB) plan common to all cities, San Diego also provides such employees with a 401k-type, defined contribution (DC) plan -- their SPSP plan. These employees must put in a minimum of 3% into their earmarked account, and can put in more up to set limits (see Excel spreadsheet [on the target page]). Whatever they put in, the city will match dollar-for-dollar. This spreadsheet is designed to show the combined value of these two benefits." (PensionWatch)
Comparison Chart of Selected Features of Public Sector Hybrid Retirement Benefit Plans (PDF)
2 pages. (National Association of State Retirement Administrators)
New York Governor Seeks Input on Bill Regarding Prostate, Breast Cancer Screenings
Excerpt: "New York Gov. David A. Paterson called for public comments today on whether certain public employees should receive paid time off for prostate and breast cancer screenings. Bill S.8077/A.10035-A would clarify state law to explicitly state that certain government employees are entitled to up to four hours of paid leave for these health screenings. Paterson must act on the legislation by Wednesday." (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Jacksonville, FL Police and Fire Pension Fund Underfunded for 30 Years
Excerpt: "'It's cause for concern but not for alarm.' That's how John Keane, executive director and administrator of the Police and Fire Pension Fund (PFPF), describes the current underfunding of the pension plan for Jacksonville's public safety employees who are currently enrolled in the fund. As of Sept. 30, 2007 the PFPF was underfunded (liabilities exceeded assets) by $534 million. According to figures provided by the Council Auditor's Office, that means the PFPF is underfunded by 36.5 percent." (Financial News & Daily Record)
[Guidance Overview] GASB 45 Standard Creates Accounting Quandary for Health Benefits in Retirement (PDF)
6 pages. Excerpt: "Differing opinions on discount rate selection under a new government accounting standard could lead local governments to unintentionally mislead creditors about their financial obligations for retiree health benefits." (American Academy of Actuaries)
San Diego Mayor, Unions Reach Deal on Pension Reform
Excerpt: "A tentative deal to overhaul the city's pension plan has been reached by Mayor Jerry Sanders and three city unions, officials said Tuesday. Sanders said the agreement is another step in reforming the city's pension system. He said in 20 years, the new compromise would save the city $23 million a year." (NBCSandiego.com)
[Official Guidance] Proposed GASB Technical Bulletin: Determining the Annual Required Contribution Adjustment for Postemployment Benefits (PDF)
8 pages. Excerpt: "This Technical Bulletin clarifies the requirements of Statements 27 and 45 for calculating the annual required contribution (ARC) adjustment. Specifically, this Technical Bulletin applies to situations in which the ARC includes a known amount related to the amortization of past employer contribution deficiencies or excess contributions to a pension or other postemployment benefit (OPEB) plan." (Governmental Accounting Standards Board)
[Opinion] There Is No Fundamental Problem with Defined Benefit Plans If Managed and Designed Well
Excerpt: "The problems they have are simply one of design and making decisions based on politics rather than mathematics." (voiceofsandiego.org)
Post-Retirement Health Benefits Cut for Future St. Petersburg, FL, Public Sector Employees
Excerpt: "St. Petersburg is cutting benefits for the next generation of police officers, firefighters and paramedics. In labor negotiations, it's called a 'giveback' -- and a lot of public sector workers will be giving back benefits in the years ahead.' (Fox Television Stations, Inc.)
Washington, D.C. Court Employees Want Retirement Plan Fixed
Excerpt: "When the D.C. Revitalization Act was passed in 1997, the law required employees of D.C. Superior Court and the D.C. Court of Appeals to participate in the federal pension system. But the law didn't provide for counting years worked under the former retirement plan." (Law.com)
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