Retirement Board sets Retire-Rehire exemption requirements
What you and your employees need to know
After careful consideration and member feedback, the MERS Retirement Board set the exemption requirements regarding the rehiring of retirees at its Nov. 10 meeting.
Health Care Reform & the MERS Health Care Savings Program
Changes to law affect two portions of the program
As a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the MERS Health Care Savings Program will be affected in two ways beginning Jan. 1, 2011.
Promising you low rates during tough times
MERS Group Life & Disability rates guaranteed 3 more years
Times are tough in Michigan’s economy, and we know every penny can help your municipality.
Part-time employees and MERS Membership
What you need to know
Recent economic hardships have forced many municipalities to take a closer look at the dynamics of their workforce.
Big changes proposed for pension reporting
Government may require pension obligations on your balance sheets
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has issued a Preliminary Views document on the way municipalities would have to disclose pension obligations on their balance sheets.
Tax time is coming
Here’s how to handle Employee contribution reporting
With tax time just around the corner, here are some important tips about how to report your employees’ retirement plan contributions on their W-2s.
