Legislative Updates

Last updated: Joe Cimino - 04-12-05

Latest update from Patsy Robertson our Liaison from the Retired Teachers Organization.   This response is concerning the EEOC

passing a ruling that employers did not have to offer benefits to

retirees who become eligible for Medicare. 

DO NOT CONFUSE  THIS RULING WITH THE LATEST NEWS SENT OUT BY THIS OFFICE CONCERNING THE CITY OF ROCHESTER POSSIBLY GOING SELF INSURED.

Plan to Cut Retiree Health Benefits Rejected

The Legal Intelligencer

In a ruling that directly affects millions of retirees, a federal

judge has struck down a proposed regulation adopted last year by the EEOC that would have allowed employers to reduce health care benefits for retirees as soon as they become eligible for Medicare.

In her 14-page opinion in AARP v. EEOC, Judge Anita B. Brody

Find more information on Judge Brody's decision at the below web address.

As of this date, I have not received any information concerning the qualifying aspects of the right to carry interstate by retired law enforcement personnel.  I am still waiting for the qualifying program to be authorized by local departments.  ARPALER member Jim Lanzillo is presently working with the Training Academy to put this program in place.