Archive for March, 2008

Early Retirement - Two LCS teachers take early retirement benefit (Le Mars Daily Sentinel)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Two early retirement requests were granted and a third tabled during the Le Mars Community Schools board of education meeting Monday night. The resignation of the assistant middle school principal was also approved. … read more


Early retirement popular at HAFB
LocalNews8.com, ID - Mar 30, 2008
AP - March 30, 2008 1:35 PM ET HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) - Hill Air Force Base's early retirement offer is a popular choice. Employees at the base are

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Cal City officials eligible for early retirement
Munster Times, IN - Mar 28, 2008
BY KIRSTEN SRINIVASAN Though eligible for a newly-approved early retirement plan, Calumet City Mayor Michelle Markiewicz Qualkinbush doesn't plan to take

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FALLBROOK —- The Fallbrook Union High School District board of directors will consider adopting a $1,500 early retirement incentive for teachers during a special meeting tonight, officials said last week. … read more

Hill Air Force Base’s early retirement offer is a popular choice. … read more


Poland plans new form of early-retirement benefits
Thenews.pl, Poland - Mar 28, 2008
The government wants to reduce the number of people claiming early retirement benefits by the end of 2008. The pre-retirement benefits will be replaced by

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Early Retirement - Early retirement popular at HAFB - LocalNews8.com

Monday, March 31st, 2008


LocalNews8.com, ID - 23 hours ago
AP - March 30, 2008 1:35 PM ET HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) - Hill Air Force Base's early retirement offer is a popular choice. Employees at the base are

… read more

Two early retirement requests were granted and a third tabled during the Le Mars Community Schools board of education meeting Monday night. The resignation of the assistant middle school principal was also approved. … read more


Lawmakers question Corzine's plan to slash state work force
Newsday, NY - 7 hours ago
Jon S. Corzine's plan to offer early retirement incentives to state workers to try to save money, worried that offering such plums sends a wrong message and

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Early Retirement - Early Retirement Popular at HAFB (FOX 13 Utah)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Hill Air Force Base’s early retirement offer is a popular choice. Employees at the base are jumping at the $25,000 incentive to retire. The Utah base is trying to reduce its workforce and hopes to have 400 civilian employees retire before the end of May. … read more

The Marlington Board of Education has rescinded its offer to district educators to take an early retirement buyout. … read more

Early Retirement - Early Retirement Popular at HAFB (FOX 13 Utah)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Hill Air Force Base’s early retirement offer is a popular choice. Employees at the base are jumping at the $25,000 incentive to retire. The Utah base is trying to reduce its workforce and hopes to have 400 civilian employees retire before the end of May. … read more


Boomers weigh financial merits of retiring early
Arizona Republic, AZ - Mar 26, 2008
As the oldest baby boomers blow out 62 candles on their birthday cakes this year, they become eligible for early retirement benefits.

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Early Retirement - D.C. Could Offer Hundreds of Teachers Early Retirement (WJLA-TV Washington D.C.)

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Stay on top of breaking news! Sign up for ABC 7 News e-mail alerts. Washington Teachers Union president George Parker says hundreds of veteran teachers appear ready to accept an early retirement offer from D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee. … read more


Cal City officials eligible for early retirement
Munster Times, IN - Mar 28, 2008
BY KIRSTEN SRINIVASAN Though eligible for a newly-approved early retirement plan, Calumet City Mayor Michelle Markiewicz Qualkinbush doesn't plan to take

… read more


Early retirement popular at HAFB
LocalNews8.com, ID - 5 hours ago
AP - March 30, 2008 1:35 PM ET HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) - Hill Air Force Base's early retirement offer is a popular choice. Employees at the base are

… read more

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — The University of Rhode Island is offering a larger early retirement bonus to longtime professors in the hope that more faculty members will leave teaching and save the state … read more

Posted: 1:04 PM- Hill Air Force Base’s early retirement offer is a popular choice. Employees at the base are jumping at the $25,000 incentive to retire. … read more

Early Retirement - Marlington recinds early retirement buyouts (The Alliance Review)

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

The Marlington Board of Education has rescinded its offer to district educators to take an early retirement buyout. … read more

Early Retirement - Rodeo star eyes early retirement - In-Forum

Sunday, March 30th, 2008


In-Forum, ND - Mar 27, 2008
Mike McFeely has been The Forum s lead sports columnist since 1997. Prior to that he was a beat writer who covered high school sports, Minnesota State

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Most who take early retirement can't get unemployment, Justices rule
West Virginia Record, WV - Mar 28, 2008
By Steve Korris -Statehouse Bureau CHARLESTON - Workers who accept early retirement offers can't apply for unemployment compensation except in narrow

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Cal City officials eligible for early retirement
Munster Times, IN - Mar 28, 2008
BY KIRSTEN SRINIVASAN Though eligible for a newly-approved early retirement plan, Calumet City Mayor Michelle Markiewicz Qualkinbush doesn't plan to take

… read more

GM is pitching a new round of buyout and early retirement offers to all 74,000 of its U.S. hourly workers in an effort to cut costs and hire lower-cost replacements. … read more


Boomers weigh financial merits of retiring early
Arizona Republic, AZ - Mar 26, 2008
As the oldest baby boomers blow out 62 candles on their birthday cakes this year, they become eligible for early retirement benefits.

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The Banning Unified School District may not have to send out any layoff notices if enough teachers take an early retirement offer. The school board Thursday night voted 5-0 to approve an early retirement program for teachers. … read more

Two early retirement requests were granted and a third tabled during the Le Mars Community Schools board of education meeting Monday night. The resignation of the assistant middle school principal was also approved. … read more


Poland plans new form of early-retirement benefits
Thenews.pl, Poland - Mar 28, 2008
The government wants to reduce the number of people claiming early retirement benefits by the end of 2008. The pre-retirement benefits will be replaced by

… read more

CALUMET CITY | In an effort to trim its budget, Calumet City hopes to entice some city workers to retire early. The Calumet City Council approved an early retirement incentive program during a special meeting last week. … read more

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Early Retirement - By Erika Platt, Correspondent (The Advertiser-Tribune)

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

The Seneca County Board of Mental Health announced Thursday afternoon The Ohio Department of Mental Health has reassigned all area directors to other positions, due to cost cutting measures. Chairperson Becky Clouse said those not reassigned were offered an early retirement incentive. … read more


Rodeo star eyes early retirement
In-Forum, ND - Mar 27, 2008
Mike McFeely has been The Forum s lead sports columnist since 1997. Prior to that he was a beat writer who covered high school sports, Minnesota State

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The Banning Unified School District may not have to send out any layoff notices if enough teachers take an early retirement offer. The school board Thursday night voted 5-0 to approve an early retirement program for teachers. … read more

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Early Retirement - Older workers postpone retirement - Sydney Morning Herald

Saturday, March 29th, 2008


Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Mar 25, 2008
With no recession to force people into early retirement, more than two-thirds of Australians in their late 50s are now in work, compared with just over half

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Early Retirement - Early retirement plan faces skepticism - Asbury Park Press

Saturday, March 29th, 2008


Asbury Park Press, NJ - Mar 27, 2008
Rousseau, who provided some details on the planned early retirement program in legislative budget hearings Tuesday and Wednesday, quickly countered that the

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Most who take early retirement can't get unemployment, Justices rule
West Virginia Record, WV - Mar 28, 2008
By Steve Korris -Statehouse Bureau CHARLESTON - Workers who accept early retirement offers can't apply for unemployment compensation except in narrow

… read more

The Marlington Board of Education has rescinded its offer to district educators to take an early retirement buyout. … read more

Gov. Jon S. Corzine’s plan to entice state workers into retirement could cut payroll and save $136 million in the next state budget, but it could cost $517 million in long-term pension obligations, said acting Treasurer David Rousseau. … read more


Trescothick's early retirement a mixed blessing
Guardian, UK - Mar 23, 2008
Marcus Trescothick's retirement from international cricket at the weekend felt almost like a premature yet hardly unexpected bereavement, where relief

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Stay on top of breaking news! Sign up for ABC 7 News e-mail alerts. Washington Teachers Union president George Parker says hundreds of veteran teachers appear ready to accept an early retirement offer from D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee. … read more

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — The University of Rhode Island is offering a larger early retirement bonus to longtime professors in the hope that more faculty members will leave teaching and save the state … read more


Teacher retirements in Banning could ward off layoffs
Press-Enterprise, CA - 10 hours ago
The Banning Unified School District may not have to send out any layoff notices if enough teachers take an early retirement offer. The school board Thursday

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