A liberal think tank says its plan would address many of the problems often associated with the current retirement system.

The debate about when Americans should be able to collect full Social Security benefits is once more under way.

The Labor secretary says Gov. Jerry Brown's reform plan diminishes both the substantive rights of transit employees under current collective bargaining agreements and narrows the future scope of collective bargaining over pensions.

About 18,000 workers employed by the state of Michigan won a court ruling knocking down a pension fee this week.

More than half (59 percent) of respondents to a Mercer survey said their company has not attempted to quantify the effectiveness of the retirement program in terms of attracting and retaining staff.

Pension experts say that whatever decisions Detroit makes could set a precedent for retiree benefits in other cash-strapped cities and counties nationwide. To a degree, some precedent has exists, in Central Falls, R.I.

Big reforms including the notion of mandatory savings are still a long way off, so the industry is promoting ways to strengthen 401(k) plans.

The nations largest multi-employer pension fund is also one of its most troubled.