(December 2, 2019) At its most recent board meeting on November 26th, the PERI Board of Trustees voted to support Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government […]
(August 29, 2019) Many members have asked for more information about the various packages that OPERS is considering that would affect health care and COLA. To […]
(August 23, 2019) After multiple meetings over many months with OPERS senior staff and leadership, PERI has decided to take action designed to support the long […]
(January 25, 2019) Karen Carraher, OPERS Executive Director, met with PERI’s Board of Trustees this week to discuss major challenges facing OPERS’ health care fund. The […]
January 16, 2019 PERI Mahoning County Chapter 18, at their December meeting, elected officers for the forthcoming year. Serving as President will be Walter M. Duzzny. […]
(December 11, 2018) PERI Chapters should be aware that there may be several organizations soliciting membership for OPERS retirees during the holiday season. PERI reminds everyone […]
(October 18, 2018) Yesterday, the OPERS board took action to change the “discount rate” associated with future Defined Benefit Fund investments. The change was important as […]
(July 16, 2018) A rare field hearing was held by the congressional Joint Select Committee on Pensions at the Ohio Statehouse on Friday. The purpose of […]
(February 28, 2018) Ohio’s five retirement systems scored a big year in 2016 with investment returns that eclipsed even the most optimistic projections, according to a […]
(February 19, 2018) A revealing article on the status of H.B. 413 was published in the Sunday edition of The Columbus Dispatch yesterday shedding light on […]
(February 13, 2018) Each year at this time, PERI receives many calls from members asking about the delivery of their membership cards. In case you were […]
(February 7, 2018) Yesterday, the House Committee on Aging and Long Term Care heard testimony from both proponents and opponents on HB 413. The majority of […]
(January 31, 2018) PERI is continuing the fight to defeat HB 413 and its most onerous provision that would cap retirees’ COLA at actual inflation up […]
(January 8, 2018) Recently, we asked PERI members to contact their legislators and ask them to oppose H.B. 413. Many of our members have already done […]
(December 29, 2017) OPERS will be conducting a special election to replace retiree member John Maurer, who passed away unexpectedly this past fall. The person elected […]
(December 14, 2017) Yesterday, the Ohio House Committee on Aging and Long Term Care heard proponent testimony from OPERS Executive Director Karen Carraher on why she […]
(December 7, 2017) Yesterday the House Committee on Aging and Long Term Care heard sponsor testimony on HB 413, the bill to reduce retirees’ COLA from […]