RI pension deal announced that aids retirees; state efforts widely seen as model for others
at 18:42 on February 14, 2014, EST.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Rhode Island state leaders and union officials have reached a deal to end legal wrangling over a landmark pension overhaul that's been a model for other states seeking to rein in runaway pension costs.
The proposed settlement would resolve a lawsuit from public workers and retirees unhappy with the 2011 law, which raised retirement ages and suspended pension increases.
The deal must be ratified by lawmakers and unions. The biggest change includes restoring pension increases sooner than the current law.