Tuesday, November 02, 2010
Who Is Responsible For Retiree Health Benefits?
WEST VIRGINIA...
Several county school boards plan to take a dispute over who is responsible for retiree health care benefits to the West Virginia Supreme Court.
In September, a circuit judge threw out a lawsuit filed by 50 of the state's 55 school boards that challenged the constitutionality of a 2006 law. The law allows the Public Employees Insurance Agency to charge government employers yearly amounts to address the state's unfunded liability from non-pension retiree costs.
School officials in Raleigh, Greenbrier, Summers and Fayette counties said they plan to appeal the case's dismissal to the Supreme Court.
The school boards say the state should have sole responsibility for funding retiree health care costs.
Several county school boards plan to take a dispute over who is responsible for retiree health care benefits to the West Virginia Supreme Court.
In September, a circuit judge threw out a lawsuit filed by 50 of the state's 55 school boards that challenged the constitutionality of a 2006 law. The law allows the Public Employees Insurance Agency to charge government employers yearly amounts to address the state's unfunded liability from non-pension retiree costs.
School officials in Raleigh, Greenbrier, Summers and Fayette counties said they plan to appeal the case's dismissal to the Supreme Court.
The school boards say the state should have sole responsibility for funding retiree health care costs.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 10:00 AM 
