by rondelord | Apr 26, 2015 | Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
The Obamacare “Cadillac tax,” which will tax businesses for employee health plans that are above a certain level by 40 percent, could be the next big fight in the push to either repeal or change the Affordable Care Act. This particular piece of the...
by rondelord | Apr 9, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
FORT WORTH – Pension reductions approved by the Fort Worth City Council for its police officers and general employees will stand, after a federal judge dismissed a police-backed lawsuit Tuesday. Federal Judge Terry Means of the Northern District of Texas found...
by rondelord | Apr 9, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
WASHINGTON — Rahm Emanuel won a tough primary runoff on Tuesday, but will soon face another “day of reckoning,” as Chicago scrambles to close a $550 million shortfall for police and fire pensions by year’s end. He’s not alone. The depth of...
by rondelord | Apr 9, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (21Alive) — City council’s regulations committee passed a measure raising the police mandatory retirement age to 70 after debating at its meeting. Even though a state law set police officers’ mandatory retirement age at 70, the...
by rondelord | Apr 9, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Earlier this year, Tallahassee voted to ban the box, removing a question asking about a person’s criminal past on job applications. Now, the city is looking at banning the butts, in the spirit of promoting a healthier and less costly workforce. On Wednesday,...
