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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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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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Your Annual Actuarial Valuation

Penny Thomas I will start with kudos! Kudos to ALL of you for not missing a beat during this uncertain and hectic time. Thanks to you and your consistent reporting and your consistent contributions, LAGERS has not missed a beat either. We ARE in this together, and we’re making it…...

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Your LAGERS Benefit Levels are Flexible

Jeff Pabst, CRC LAGERS is a state-wide pension plan that provides defined benefit plans to more than 800 local government subdivisions in Missouri. LAGERS employers range from rural special districts to larger urban cities. Each with their own set of challenges, goals and budgets. This is why a flexible system…...

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LAGERS Expansion of Employee Contribution Option Passes the General Assembly

Elizabeth Althoff During the final weeks of the second session of 100th General Assembly, LAGERS’ Expansion of Employee Contribution Bill, House Bill 1467, was truly agreed to and finally passed....

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Your Top COVID-19 Employer Questions Answered

Elizabeth Althoff During these uncertain times, there seem to be more questions than answers. While your LAGERS system is designed to weather these types of storms, you may still have questions about how the COVID-19 outbreak will impact LAGERS. Here are the answers to the top frequently asked questions we…...

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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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Video – Understanding Your Supplemental Valuation

Angela Lechtenberg, APR Is your organization considering making a change to your LAGERS benefits? Perhaps an upgrade in benefit multiplier or adding the Rule of 80 option? LAGERS Education and Outreach Coordinator Jeff Pabst decodes the supplemental valuation for you....

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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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