Help Wanted: Pensions and jobless benefits
Quick ReadA county bus worker is being terminated. If he takes retirement at 55, can he still seek unemployment benefits?
Photo credit: iStock | According to the U.S. Labor Department, pension benefit payments can be suspended under certain circumstances.
Carrie Mason-Draffen
Carrie Mason-Draffen Mason-Draffen, a business reporter, writes a column about workplace issues.
DEAR CARRIE: My husband has been a county bus employee for 21 years. He recently received a letter stating that as of Dec. 31 he will be terminated. Since he turns 55 on Dec. 7, he has attended a retirement interview. They told him he should retire now because he would lose money by waiting until age 62. Unfortunately, we are not in a position for him to retire now, so he will have to get another...
