Study recommends changes to university employees’ retirement system
by Wally Northway
Published: January 20,2012
JACKSON — A study of a special retirement savings plan for Mississippi public university employees recommends changing how the state’s contribution levels are set. The Optional Retirement Plan covers more than 4,000 employees. Professors, administrators, coaches, researchers, medical residents and others may join plan, instead of the traditional state pension system. The optional plan is [...]
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