Delaware
Delaware court stops plan to move retiree health coverage to private plan
“State pensioners deserve the advantages they labored for and had been promised. Since studying the main points of the deliberate transition, legislators engaged the administration in negotiations and secured a number of concessions to the unique settlement,” the pair stated. “The Home and Senate additionally drafted laws to additional defend our retirees and add extra oversight, together with giving retirees a seat on the desk.”
Leaders within the Senate echoed these phrases in an announcement from Senate Professional Tem. Davek Sokola, Majority Chief Bryan Townsend, and Majority Whip Elizabeth Lockman.
“Now {that a} pause has been ordered by the Delaware Superior Court docket, we intend to make use of this chance to proceed our efforts to work with State pensioners to make sure any modifications to their healthcare advantages dwell as much as our commitments to them, defend their well being and welfare, hold this system solvent, and are correctly communicated,” Senate leaders stated.