Inflation affects every retiree, but not all federal retirees receive the same cost-of-living protection

Retirees under the Federal Employees Retirement System can receive smaller cost-of-living adjustments than retirees covered by the older Civil Service Retirement System. NARFE continues to push legislation that would close that gap through the Equal COLA Act. We'll discuss that effort and other issues facing federal employees and retirees with John Hatton, staff vice president for policy and programs at the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.