[Liz]

I dont understand how the guy lost his pension.....making contributions
to a pension fund means you are legally vested and cannot be revoked.

[Mean Daddy]

His family is probably entitled to the $$ he contributed but I believe the vesting is the company or organizations contribution.

[Leaning Right]

> I dont understand how the guy lost his pension.....making contributions
to a pension fund means you are legally vested and cannot be revoked. <

I don’t know how the FDNY works. But in my neck of the woods, teachers make mandatory pension contributions starting on day one. You are vested after five years, meaning you then have claim to a pension.

The size of that pension is determined by many factors, including the number of years worked and your age when you take your pension.

But what if you quit, get fired, or die before those five years? You get your contributions back, and that’s it.