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To: Gandalf_The_Gray
The pension benefit is suspended during the new term of employment ... PS I really don't see why anyone would do that 'cuz it doesn't eliminate the rule changes on your health insurance. Retiring now a person would get the single person coverage WEA plan, which is $#100 deductible and pretty much everything else medical covered.

I'm thinking a game is being played upon the "suspended part. I'll bet dollars to doughnuts someone figured out that by commencing the pension, then suspending it locks the then current rules into effect for the life of the pension. Dunno if that is illegal but if so, then there are conspiracy charges galore.

31 posted on 09/01/2011 5:53:04 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (So much stress was put on Bush's Fault that it finally let go, magnitude 6)
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To: NonValueAdded
I'm thinking a game is being played upon the "suspended part. I'll bet dollars to doughnuts someone figured out that by commencing the pension, then suspending it locks the then current rules into effect for the life of the pension.

I don't think you quite understand the Wisconsin Public Employees pension system. Commencing a pension, then suspending it has no effect on other contractual benefits, like medical insurance. The insurance plans are a contractual benefit, the pension is administered by the Wisconsin Retirement System which is a state agency and it's rules are not determined by union contract or school board policy. In a way it's like Social Security except that it is funded by an actual trust fund with no "monkey business" IOU's. The only way to "double dip" would be to retire, start receiving you pension, then hire into an out of state position. If you rehire into a Wisconsin teaching position, the pension stops regardless of where in the state you find employment. School district doesn't matter as pension is a state wide benefit, administered by a state agency.

As long as this thread is pointing out who is "double dipping", military pensions are generous and allow you to work a civilian job after retiring from service. What do people think about that?

Regards,
GtG

PS I think you could also take a teaching position with an "in state" private/religious school and continue to receive a pension.

74 posted on 09/02/2011 10:24:42 AM PDT by Gandalf_The_Gray (I live in my own little world, I like it 'cuz they know me here.)
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