Health Care Reform: Safe Harbor for Determining Full-Time Employee Status. New guidance has been issued on two requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the Act) that will become effective in 2014.
Early retirement benefits will continue to be available at age 62, but they will be reduced more. When the full-benefit age reaches 67, benefits taken at age 62 will be reduced to 70 percent of the full benefit and benefits first taken at age 65 will be reduced to 86.7 percent of the full benefit.
Some people may semi-retire by decreasing their work hours. The retirement age varies for different countries, but it is generally between the ages of 55 and 70. Also, the age is different for males and females in some countries. Most people choose to retire when they are ready, but some are forced to retire due to various reasons, mostly due to illness or disability.