Pension experts say that whatever decisions Detroit makes could set a precedent for retiree benefits in other cash-strapped cities and counties nationwide.
Judge Robert Lanik ruled that the participants in the defined benefits plan who filed the suit have standing to collect equitable relief, but not to collect damages.
As many as one in 10 workers would find their savings limited by the cap, even at the current, albeit historically low, discount rate of 4 percent, the EBRI said.
Nearly a year after the reforms were adopted, heres a look at the four changes that have caused the most rancor and are expected to have the greatest impact in stabilizing matters.
New York Citys public employee pension funds are using their financial muscle to try to force the companies they invest in, including Netflix and Wellpoint, to elect independent board chairmen.
Moodys has changed its outlook to negative on the general obligation bonds of Huntington, N.Y., because of the towns practice of deferring one-third of its annual pension obligations.