Updated at 3:50 p.m.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced a deal Friday with state employee unions that would allow Connecticut to dodge a fiscal iceberg by holding down annual pension costs otherwise set to spike over the next 16 years.
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CT retirement panel says ‘no’ again in municipal pension case
A state retirement panel dashed the hopes Thursday of six legislators who contend that any retired municipal workers should be allowed to collect a pension and be re-employed by another Connecticut municipality.
Lawmakers seeking to change pension rule told to write a letter
Six legislators hoping to ask a state retirement panel – in person – to effectively rewrite municipal retirement rules in a way Gov. Dannel P. Malloy prevented last month – will have to settle for writing a letter.
State, unions agree on more lenient disability-pension standard
A new agreement that restores a more lenient standard for awarding state disability pensions will take effect immediately and won’t be presented to the General Assembly for consideration in 2016, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s administration confirmed Thursday.
CT reaches tentative deal with unions on disability pay controversy
Negotiators for the state and its employee unions have reached a tentative agreement that could resolve a long-running controversy over state disability pension payments, the state’s chief labor negotiator said Thursday.