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The Retirement Credit Bill
Injured workers could get more retirement credit
Relative to workers' compensation and creditable service towards retirement.
Good for everyday people ·
This bill would let injured workers earn full retirement credit while recovering, helping them save for the future.
Our take
What we think, in plain words.
This bill would help workers who get hurt on the job. Right now, if you get workers' compensation, you can only count one year of that time toward your retirement. This bill would take away that one-year limit. This means if you are hurt for longer, you could still earn retirement credit for all that time. This helps make sure your retirement savings keep growing even when you cannot work. Some might worry this could cost employers and the state more money for retirement plans. But for workers, it means more security for their future.
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The facts
What the bill actually says, no spin.
- The bill would remove a one-year limit on how much time injured workers can count towards retirement.
- Right now, if you get hurt at work and receive workers' compensation, only one year of that time counts for retirement.
- This change would let workers count all the time they are on workers' compensation towards their retirement.
- The state retirement system says this change would cost more money for employers.
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