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Article: Lump-sum dispute goes to court
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- May 18, 2002
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Lump-sum dispute goes to court
County's largest union seeks to avoid halt in 'backdrops'
By TOM KERTSCHER AND DAVE UMHOEFER of the Journal Sentinel staff
Saturday, May 18, 2002
The largest Milwaukee County employee union went to court Friday
to preserve "backdrops," lump-sum retirement payments that have
become extremely popular since the county pension scandal surfaced
earlier this year.
The county Pension Board on Wednesday had discussed the
possibility of halting any further lump-sum payments after state
Attorney General Jim Doyle suggested that the ordinance creating the
benefit might have been adopted illegally. The board postponed any
action until May 24, but since Wednesday roughly 50 ...