Employers

LAGERS seeking to add retiree seat to Board of Trustees

LAGERS has pre-filed legislation for the 2024 session seeking to add a Retiree Trustee to the LAGERS Board....

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Three Things You Need to Know About Changing LAGERS Benefits

Jeff Pabst, CRC Many of you are currently in your budget season and may be considering a change to your LAGERS benefits. Your LAGERS system is designed to be flexible to meet your subdivision’s recruitment goals and budgetary constraints. Here are the 3 things you need to be thinking about…...

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Don’t Forget About LAGERS’ Disability & Survivor Benefits

Jeff Pabst, CRC As you know, LAGERS is considered a great tool for recruiting and retaining employees by providing a retirement benefit that continues to grow throughout their career. This growing retirement benefit is top of mind when employees think about what LAGERS offers them, but don’t forget: LAGERS also…...

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The pro’s and con’s of benefit changes

Jeff Pabst, CRC As you may know, employers have significant flexibility within the LAGERS system to change their benefit selections to best meet their retention needs and budgetary requirements. Throughout the year, I get quite a few requests for cost estimates for changing benefits when most of you are working…...

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Resources A-Plenty!

Jeff Pabst, CRC Are you responsible for onboarding new employees, providing employees with benefit information and/or helping employees through the retirement process? As someone who is responsible for administering your political subdivision’s LAGERS benefit, you likely play a role with one or all of those essential processes. The good news,…...

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Training for LAGERS’ Human Resources Practitioners

Jeff Kempker, CEBS, CRC Photo: Sally Ince/News Tribune There is still time to attend a LAGERS’ HResource meeting in 2020! With meetings already completed in Springfield and Jefferson City, LAGERS will visit St. Peters and Lee’s Summit to round out these events. LAGERS will also be providing a live webinar…...

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Congratulations to the 1st Class of Certified LAGERS Administrators!

Jeff Pabst, CRC A little over a year ago, LAGERS deployed the Certified LAGERS Administrator (CLA) program to help educate those of you responsible for administration of the LAGERS at your subdivision. Topics include monthly reporting, understanding and communicating your LAGERS benefits, employer contribution rates, and much more! When we…...

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August 2021 LAGERS Events

Monthly Employer Reporting Review August 3, 2021 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM A review of some of the more detailed facets of LAGERS monthly reporting requirement Understanding Your LAGERS Benefit August 5, 2021 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Discover the basics of LAGERS: a Defined Benefit plan, vesting, eligibility, and…...

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LAGERS Economic Impact 2019  – The Numbers Are In!

Angela Lechtenberg, APR LAGERS’ most recent economic impact numbers are coming in, and it looks to be another successful year of providing stable economic foundations for our members, retirees and the communities in which they live. Here are just a few quick stats: We’re proud to provide retirement, disability and…...

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