But the problems run deeper.. This double-dipping highlights a more fundamental issue with PERS. The point of a defined-benefit retirement system is to help people retire — that is, to stop working.

According to a memo from Nevada State Public Charter School Authority Executive Director Melissa Mackedon to the Charter School Board, NV Prep and Equipo Academy are on PERS contribution repayment ...

In a market filled with uncertainty, the CIOs of the two largest public pension funds in the U.S. do not have all the answers ...

The Public Employees’ Retirement System of Nevada — better known as PERS — is now backing a bill in the state Legislature to establish a mechanism that allows them to recoup the delinquent ...

The Oregonian/OregonLive has updated its searchable database of beneficiaries of the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System ... has been a primary driver of PERS’ massive pension deficit ...

Both House and Senate leadership said this past session they wanted to address the $26.5 billion in unfunded liabilities currently plaguing the state retirement system, which caused the PERS board ...

San Jose, which has its own retirement system separate from CalPERS, is facing a roughly $45 million deficit. More than 15% of its $2.1 billion general fund goes to employee pensions. In a ...