Weekly FYI
Supreme Court Recalibrates Sovereign Immunity — Implications for Public Pension Systems
On March 4, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Galette v. New Jersey Transit Corp.,...
ICYMI: Impact of USPS Postmark Rule Change on Public Plans
On Christmas Eve 2025, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) adopted a final rule adding Section 608.11, “Postmarks and Postal Possession,”...
Barbara Butrica Joins NIRS as Director of Research
The National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) has announced that Barbara A. Butrica, Ph.D., a nationally recognized authority on retirement...
DOJ Extends ADA Compliance Deadlines for State and Local Government Web and Mobile Accessibility
On April 20, 2026 — four days before the compliance deadline — the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued an...
Approaching Full Funding? Why are Caution Lights Flashing?
Full funding of public pension plans is no longer the distant, hypothetical goal that governmental retirement systems have been striving...
Federal Law and Amending Governmental Plans
Ice Miller, a valued NCTR Commercial Associate member, will be presenting a webinar on April 30 2026, at 1:00 –...
The Growing Impact of Specialty Drug Costs on Public Sector Health Plans and Overall Retirement Security
The National Institute for Public Employee Health Care Policy (NIPEHCP) recently released its latest research, the “2025 Annual Specialty Drug...
Pension Boards and Increasing Investment Complexity
A recent article by Rob Kozlowski in Pensions & Investments (P&I) asserts that “growing investment complexity is outpacing board training.”...
Proposed Rule on Alternatives in DC Plans Released
The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) finally released on March 30 its much-anticipated proposed rule on incorporating...
Trump Administration’s New Retirement Savings Proposal
In his State of the Union address on February 24, President Trump proposed a new federally backed retirement account with...