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Benefits

Open PDF file, 888.11 KB,  A Matter of Time: Buybacks and Other Service Purchases Under Chapter 32 (English, PDF 888.11 KB)
Open PDF file, 1.98 MB,  A Very Interesting Presentation (English, PDF 1.98 MB)
Open PDF file, 237.26 KB,  Beneficiaries (English, PDF 237.26 KB)
Open PDF file, 2.55 MB,  Beneficiaries by the Numbers (English, PDF 2.55 MB)
Open PDF file, 1.23 MB,  Chapter 32: A Primer (English, PDF 1.23 MB)
Open PDF file, 1.39 MB,  Death Prior to Retirement/Local Options, What to Expect When You’re Expecting (to Retire) (English, PDF 1.39 MB)
Open PDF file, 659.96 KB,  Dual Membership (English, PDF 659.96 KB)
Open PDF file, 3.09 MB,  Everything You Wanted to Know About Disability Retirement (English, PDF 3.09 MB)
Open PDF file, 3.29 MB,  Legislative Update (English, PDF 3.29 MB)
Open PDF file, 1.54 MB,  Limits on Post-Retirement Earnings and the 91A Process (English, PDF 1.54 MB)
Open PDF file, 961.61 KB,  Regular (and Irregular) Compensation (English, PDF 961.61 KB)
Open PDF file, 693.63 KB,  Serious and Willful Misconduct (English, PDF 693.63 KB)
Open PDF file, 781.42 KB,  Setting the Record Straight: Some Popular Misconceptions About Public Pensions (English, PDF 781.42 KB)
Open PDF file, 394.42 KB,  Veteran's Benefits (English, PDF 394.42 KB)
Open PDF file, 2.17 MB,  Working After Retirement (English, PDF 2.17 MB)

Board Members

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

Cases of Interest

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

Conflict of Interest

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

Domestic Relations Orders

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

Legislation

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

Pension Forfeiture

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

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