News

We are pleased to announce that the LACERA Board of Retirement has approved the maximum allowed COLA increase for all plans for 2026.

LACERA publishes and mails two quarterly newsletters—Pathways for active members and Spotlight for retired members—to keep you updated.

Kaiser Permanente has notified LACERA that all six United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) local unions in Southern California, which began striking on February 9, concluded their strike at 5 a.m. on February 12.

On February 4, LACERA’s Boards of Retirement and Investments appointed Luis A. Lugo as LACERA’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately.

Kaiser Permanente has notified LACERA that it is preparing for an open-ended strike announced by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) local unions.

On Friday, January 23, LACERA alerted members to a possible United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP) strike.

LACERA has been notified that the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP) has issued a notice of an open-ended strike beginning January 26, 2026, at 7:00 a.m. PT in California and Hawaii.

Today we honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a leader who envisioned a society where people are valued for their character, not judged by their differences

Every year, LACERA experiences an uptick in retirement applications leading up to March, which we aptly refer to as “March Madness.”