| Utah lawmaker defends bills on retirement system (AP) A Utah lawmaker is defending a handful of bills he is sponsoring to restructure the state's retirement system. State Sen. Dan Liljenquist, a Republican from Bountiful, argued for the bills Tuesday, saying no current employees would be affected by the measures. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Court says judges can settle mutual fund fee fight (AP) The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a standard that investors say would have made it almost impossible to sue over "excessive" fees on mutual funds, a popular investment vehicle for millions of Americans. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Minn. prisons agency to pay $724K in age bias case (AP) A federal judge is ordering the Minnesota Department of Corrections to pay $724,000 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit. us.rd.yahoo.com |
German experts fuel debate about retirement at 70 (AP) Germans are famous for being hard workers -- but retirement at 70? That's the prescription of two think tanks, which say years more toil are inevitable due to stubbornly low birthrates and the ballooning costs of the cradle-to-grave welfare system in a country that already has decided to bump up the retirement age from 65 to 67. us.rd.yahoo.com |
France's Sarkozy approval at record low [AP] - French President Nicolas Sarkozy's approval rating has sunk to its lowest level yet, a poll reported Sunday, as protests over his pension reforms left the country struggling with gas shortages, travel chaos and school shutdowns. us.rd.yahoo.com |