Fourteen states cover substantial numbers of their public employees under independent plans: Louisiana Texas California Missouri Kentucky Ohio Nevada Alaska Colorado Illinois Massachusetts Minnesota Connecticut Maine From 20% to 100% of the public employees in each of these states are not covered by Social Security. Firefighters and Police officers in nearly every state are not covered by Social Security. Nationwide, about 6.6 million public employees are covered by state or local plans in lieu of Social Security. Approximately one-fourth of employees of state and local government do not participate in Social Security. This includes most, to substantially all, public employees in Louisiana, Alaska, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, and Ohio. In addition, approximately two-thirds of public safety officers–firefighters and police officers–do not participate in Social Security. These workers are in the seven states listed above and many other states. An estimated one-half of public school teachers do not participate in Social Security, including a majority to substantially all in California, Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, and Texas. Also, more than one-fourth, but less than one-half of public school teachers in Georgia and Rhode Island also do not participate in Social Security. Both employers and employees who do not participate in Social Security […]
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