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Benefits

A Matter of Time: Buybacks and Other Service Purchases Under Chapter 32, Open PDF file, 888.11 KB (English, PDF 888.11 KB)
A Very Interesting Presentation, Open PDF file, 1.98 MB (English, PDF 1.98 MB)
Beneficiaries, Open PDF file, 237.26 KB (English, PDF 237.26 KB)
Beneficiaries by the Numbers, Open PDF file, 2.55 MB (English, PDF 2.55 MB)
Chapter 32: A Primer, Open PDF file, 1.23 MB (English, PDF 1.23 MB)
Death Prior to Retirement/Local Options, What to Expect When You’re Expecting (to Retire), Open PDF file, 1.39 MB (English, PDF 1.39 MB)
Dual Membership , Open PDF file, 659.96 KB (English, PDF 659.96 KB)
Everything You Wanted to Know About Disability Retirement, Open PDF file, 3.09 MB (English, PDF 3.09 MB)
Legislative Update, Open PDF file, 3.29 MB (English, PDF 3.29 MB)
Limits on Post-Retirement Earnings and the 91A Process, Open PDF file, 1.54 MB (English, PDF 1.54 MB)
Regular (and Irregular) Compensation, Open PDF file, 1.13 MB (English, PDF 1.13 MB)
Serious and Willful Misconduct, Open PDF file, 693.63 KB (English, PDF 693.63 KB)
Setting the Record Straight: Some Popular Misconceptions About Public Pensions, Open PDF file, 781.42 KB (English, PDF 781.42 KB)
Veteran's Benefits, Open PDF file, 394.42 KB (English, PDF 394.42 KB)
Working After Retirement, Open PDF file, 2.17 MB (English, PDF 2.17 MB)

Board Members

A Budget Process Model, Open PDF file, 80.05 KB (English, PDF 80.05 KB)
Board Meeting Guidelines, Open PDF file, 133.76 KB (English, PDF 133.76 KB)
Fiduciary Responsibility of Retirement Board Members and Staff, Open PDF file, 3.55 MB (English, PDF 3.55 MB)
Monthly Meetings and Records, Open PDF file, 704.79 KB (English, PDF 704.79 KB)
Monthly Meetings and Records 2010, Open PDF file, 133.01 KB (English, PDF 133.01 KB)
Pension Legal Issues, Open PDF file, 2.44 MB (English, PDF 2.44 MB)
Process for Electing the 3rd and 4th Members of a Retirement Board, Open PDF file, 822.91 KB (English, PDF 822.91 KB)
Public Records: An Overview, Open PDF file, 638.08 KB (English, PDF 638.08 KB)
Retirement Board Composition, Open PDF file, 1.48 MB (English, PDF 1.48 MB)
Retirement Board Elections And Choosing the 5th Member, Open PDF file, 641.2 KB (English, PDF 641.2 KB)

Cases of Interest

2020 Cases of Interest, Open PDF file, 3.36 MB (English, PDF 3.36 MB)
Beyond Bettencourt: The 8th Amendment and Pension Forfeitures in Massachusetts, Open PDF file, 2 MB (English, PDF 2 MB)
Buonomo and Other Cases of Interest, Open PDF file, 2.13 MB (English, PDF 2.13 MB)
Cases of Interest 2015, Open PDF file, 2.21 MB (English, PDF 2.21 MB)
Hull Retirement Board v. CRAB, Leary, and PERAC, Open PDF file, 763.03 KB (English, PDF 763.03 KB)
MacAloney, Survivor Benefits, Confederate Widows and Other Cases of Interest, Open PDF file, 349.19 KB (English, PDF 349.19 KB)
No "Parade of Horribles", Open PDF file, 684.79 KB (English, PDF 684.79 KB)
No “Parade of Horribles”: Implementing the Vernava Decision, Open PDF file, 1013.01 KB (English, PDF 1013.01 KB)
Paul Conway V. PERAC CR-11-195 , Open PDF file, 906.19 KB (English, PDF 906.19 KB)
Post-Retirement Earnings and Plymouth Retirement Board v. CRAB, Open PDF file, 572.92 KB (English, PDF 572.92 KB)
Recent Cases of Interest - Spring 2018, Open PDF file, 2.69 MB (English, PDF 2.69 MB)
Recent Cases of Interest Webinar Handout, Open PDF file, 726.31 KB (English, PDF 726.31 KB)
Recent Legislative Changes in the Retirement Law, Open PDF file, 602.84 KB (English, PDF 602.84 KB)
Spring 2016 Cases of Interest, Open PDF file, 1.31 MB (English, PDF 1.31 MB)
Spring 2017 Cases of Interest, Open PDF file, 1.46 MB (English, PDF 1.46 MB)
Vernava Implementation: Slide 17, Open PDF file, 1.6 MB (English, PDF 1.6 MB)
Vernava Implementation: Slide 17, Open PDF file, 904.19 KB (English, PDF 904.19 KB)
With a Dash of Dimasi..., Open PDF file, 2.11 MB (English, PDF 2.11 MB)

Conflict of Interest

Buyback Interest – legal opinions, Open PDF file, 3.43 MB (English, PDF 3.43 MB)
Practical Guide to the Conflict of Interest for Municipal Employees, Open PDF file, 1.98 MB (English, PDF 1.98 MB)

Domestic Relations Orders

Domestic Relations Orders, Open PDF file, 881.47 KB (English, PDF 881.47 KB)

Legislation

April 2, 2012: How Chapter 176 Affects Those Who Became Members Prior to that Date, Open PDF file, 243.61 KB (English, PDF 243.61 KB)
PERAC's Proposed Changes to Election and Disability Regulations, Open PDF file, 1018.52 KB (English, PDF 1018.52 KB)
PERAC Overview, Open PDF file, 554.88 KB (English, PDF 554.88 KB)
Special Legislation: Issues to Address and Consider 2014, Open PDF file, 375.29 KB (English, PDF 375.29 KB)
The Legislative Process, Open PDF file, 1.22 MB (English, PDF 1.22 MB)
The Legislative Process: How a Bill Becomes a Law, Open PDF file, 769.32 KB (English, PDF 769.32 KB)

Pension Forfeiture

Pension Forfeiture, Open PDF file, 259.77 KB (English, PDF 259.77 KB)
Pension Forfeiture after Bettencourt, and Other Cases of Interest, Open PDF file, 1.58 MB (English, PDF 1.58 MB)
Pension Forfeiture Commission, Open PDF file, 600.56 KB (English, PDF 600.56 KB)
Police and Pension Forfeitures, Open PDF file, 1.08 MB (English, PDF 1.08 MB)

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