Illinois Battalion Chiefs Seek Pension Credit

Posted by: Curt Varone January 20, 2014 0

Two Illinois battalion chiefs have filed suit claiming that their pensions ought to include credit for time they served prior to the establishment of the pension.

Battalion Chiefs Michael Majercik and Joseph Krueger allege that a pension plan established in August, 2011 by the McHenry Township Fire Protection District should have granted them credit for service back to their original date of hire. The pair were hired as full time employees in May, 2006.

The lawsuit was filed on December 6, 2013 in McHenry County Circuit Court, 22nd Judicial District. The complaint does not seek damages but rather a court order instructing the township to credit the paid with five additional years of service.

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Curt Varone has over 45 years of fire service experience and 35 as a practicing attorney licensed in both Rhode Island and Maine. His background includes 29 years as a career firefighter in Providence (retiring as a Deputy Assistant Chief), as well as volunteer and paid on call experience. He is the author of two books: Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services, (2006, 2nd ed. 2011, 3rd ed. 2014, 4th ed. 2022) and Fire Officer's Legal Handbook (2007), and is a contributing editor for Firehouse Magazine writing the Fire Law column.
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