Retirement

An advocacy group for retired public employees in Washington said Tuesday it is considering legal action to challenge the removal of cost-of-living increases in a state pension plan.

Retiree and public employee groups in Kansas are contemplating a lawsuit against a law enacted this year that would force teachers and government workers to make concessions on their pensions to address the state retirement system's long-term funding problems.

Deep in senior-rich Florida, Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty called Tuesday for fundamental changes in Social Security and other entitlement programs he said are not sustainable in their current form

Here are seven ways in which older Americans are trying to restore or address their retirement confidence.

Rhode Island's pension system requires a swift and precise overhaul to correct decades of poor policymaking decisions that have left it among the most expensive and poorly funded in the U.S., the state treasurer said Monday.

A Senate bill introduced last week would make it harder for savers to tap into retirement funds, while making it easier for workers to repay loans from retirement accounts after losing a job.

Deep budget cuts mean 37,000 elderly and disabled adults are slated to lose adult day care services in California unless legislators move to save the program.

I was recently asked by two different prospective employees, “Do you offer a pension?” I don’t know what's more surprising, the fact that I've never been asked this question, or the question itself, but I was definitely a little taken aback by these inquiries.