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Biz Beat: Proposal would let new UW staff opt out of state retirement system

New hires at the University of Wisconsin could opt out of the state retirement system under a proposal being floated in the Assembly, though it?s not clear that they would want to. The measure would allow the UW System to let covered employees select a defined-contribution plan ? like a 401(k) ? rather than participating in the state pension system.