I have previously written about the threat of unfunded public sector pension obligations. Since then, several municipalities are reported to be using or contemplating use of Chapter 9 bankruptcy. See Mark Curriden, "The Next Chapter," ABA Journal, Nov. 2011. In doing so, many of these municipalities cite employee pension and retiree health care obligations as the cause or source of their financial woes.
Attorney, arbitrator, mediator and ALJ Pilar Vaile discusses updates and issues of interest in Labor and Employment law, from the perspective of an ADR Professional. For more information on the author, please see www.pilarvailepc.com.
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Monday, January 23, 2012
Public Sector Employee Benefit Obligations Avoided with Chapter 9 Bankruptcy
Labels:
bankruptcy,
Chapter 9,
municipality,
pensions,
public sector employment,
retiree health benefits,
unfunded
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
An Appropriate Bargaining Unit of Community College Instructors
In a recent case, San Juan College v. San Juan College Labor Management Relations Board, 2011-NMCA-117, the New Mexico Court of Appeals has finally had the opportunity to review what is an "appropriate bargaining unit" under the New Mexico Public Employee Bargaining Act (PEBA) and the San Juan College Labor Management Relations Resolution (Local Resolution).
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