Unused sick leave could be your secret weapon for an easier transition into retirement. Depending on your employer’s rules, it might boost your pension, bolster your wallet or ease you into part ...

For example, if you need 30 years of service to qualify for full retirement but have 29.5 years and six months of unused sick leave, that leave won't count toward your required service time.

A new national contract for JBS workers includes the first pension plan offered by a meatpacking employer since 1986. The contract covers 26,000 workers at 14 JBS facilities and increases wages to ...