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What employees need to know to reduce the impact of the LTA

Employee Benefits

million pension savers [1] are set to reach the limit and will be hit with a tax charge of 55% in retirement. This could particularly affect those who never check the value of their pension, or haven’t done so for some time. Positive pension fund growth as well as a pay rise may easily push them over the LTA before they know it.

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How prepared are workers’ compensation systems for COVID-19?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

The then chairman wrote: In the closing months of the last year we have been compelled to reject a number of claims arising out of the influenza epidemic, in which mothers with small children made application for pensions. Premiums and deductibles may be high. One case was particularly painful. We were unable to answer.

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10 Questions You Should Ask Your Retirement Plan Provider

Insperity

From Simplified Employee Pension plans to 401(k)s to defined benefit plans, retirement plans come in many forms. The Department of Labor says these are usually deducted directly from investment returns. After all, it’s your employees’ future. Before picking one provider, make sure to ask these crucial questions.

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Top Ten Priorities for Workers’ Compensation Benefit Reforms

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

RAND’s “Earnings Losses and Benefit Adequacy in California's Workers' Compensation System-Estimates for 2005–2017 Injury Dates” [see [link] ] clearly show that occupationally injured workers suffer significant income losses over their non-injured counterparts despite workers’ compensation. Workers must self-fund this initial period of loss.