State employees’ health costs to increase Jan. 1

State employees’ health costs to increase Jan. 1
JACKSON – Health insurance costs will go up Jan. 1 for some Mississippi government employees. A board decided Wednesday that employees will pay 15 percent more for dependents’ coverage. Premiums for Medicare-eligible retirees also will increase 15 percent.
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Court: City employees who retire early don’t have constitutional right to health insurance

Court: City employees who retire early don’t have constitutional right to health insurance
It follows an Ore. Supreme Court decision that Medford should provide health benefits to retired workers unless it can show it’s not possible. read more
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Judge: NJ public employees to pay for health insurance

Judge: NJ public employees to pay for health insurance
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey judge ruled Thursday that a new law requiring public employees to pay at least 1.5 percent of their salaries toward health insurance can go into effect Friday, as scheduled.
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Strikeout on health pact for Mets employees

Strikeout on health pact for Mets employees
More than 200 seasonal Mets employees are returning to work at Citi Field in preparation for Opening Day only to find their health benefits have been bargained away. In their previous contract, cleaning workers were able to get coverage if they worked 75 days. But in their new three-year [...]

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