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Public and private employers should provide more flexible work options.

Public and private employers should offer phased-retirement programs and retiree reemployment programs that encourage employees to stay in the workforce beyond the time they

Federal and state laws should prohibit maximum hiring ages and mandatory retirement ages for all workers. This should include public-safety employees.

Businesses that bid on federal, state, and local contracts should be required to report any complaints and determinations of unlawful and unfair practices.

Public retirement systems should establish a maximum vesting period of five years for DB plans and one year for employers’ matching contributions to defined contribution or hybrid plans. 

States and localities should move toward full funding of their retirement systems. 

Government workers should continue to have access to defined benefit (DB) plans. 

Modifications to retirement plans or plan formulas should hold harmless current beneficiaries and employees. They should also ensure the retirement security needs of future retirees. 

Social Security should cover all workers, including all newly hired state and local government workers.

Any changes to the determination and appeals process should ensure the following: