Pensions

A case we discussed several weeks ago involving the fire chief in Peoria, Arizona has settled. Thomas Solberg was promised a pension as part of his benefit package when he left the Lee’s Summit, Missouri Fire Department in 2009 and ...

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Last March, I had blogged about former Palm Beach fire chief William Amador suing the Town of Palm Beach and Town Manager Peter Elwell, alleging wrongful termination and a violation of his due process rights. Chief Amador was terminated for his ...

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Two high ranking fire officers in two different states have been convicted in the past week. In Montana, former Central Valley Fire District fire chief Brett Waters pled guilty to one count of “official misconduct” for using fire department equipment ...

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Today’s burning question: My fire department offered me a $26,000 buyout to retire. If I take it, does the $26,000 include accrued vacation time, or can I still get paid for the time I have on the books?  That question ...

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A retired Knoxville Fire Department captain has filed a class action lawsuit alleging that his disability pension had been wrongfully designated as taxable income. Derrell Frye filed suit on behalf of all similarly situated Knoxville firefighters and police officers whose ...

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Today’s burning question: Can a city unilaterally increase the amount that firefighters pay each week toward their pension while reducing their own contribution by the same amount? That is the issue in a case filed Thursday in Federal District Court ...

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Today’s burning question: If you were hired as a fire chief by a city who promised you eligibility for a state managed pension, and it turned out the state pension board ruled your were ineligible, what would you do? An Arizona ...

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  Five retired Portland, Oregon police officers and firefighters have filed a class action lawsuit against the Portland Fire and Police Disability and Retirement Board seeking to block a plan to recoup roughly $3 million in claimed overpayments to retirees ...

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