As many of you may be aware the State of Michigan Department of Health and Human Services sent out a letter informing all EMS Licensed Personnel, Instructor-Coordinators, Education Programs, Life Support Agencies, and Medical about the elimination of the requirement for Practical CE’s.
Brothers and sisters,
As you know, since last November when the legislature tried to jam pension and retiree health care reform down our throats, we have been working very hard to try and limit them to reasonable changes.
Since February, we have been a part of the Governor’s Responsible Retirement Reform For Local Government task force.
Coinciding with the beginning of Fire Prevention Week, Sen. Curtis Hertel Jr. (D–East Lansing) and Rep. Winnie Brinks (D–Grand Rapids) have introduced legislation to include breast cancer as an eligible condition under the First Responder Presumed Coverage Fund — a fund that currently recognizes, and covers medical benefits for, 10 other cancers that fire fighters may develop.
REQUESTING Information from Your Employer: FOIA vs PERA??
The general public usually has to use the Freedom of Information Act to obtain information from a City or Township. Many of these communities have a specific form that can be found on their website explaining the process to file your request. There is usually a cost associated with obtaining this information.
June 1, 2017 06:11 AM
NCPERS Study Highlights Economic Costs of Doing Away with DB Plans
Criticism of public pensions is based on faulty logic, group says.
This Month's Timely Tip: 10 Tips for Getting LESS E-mails!
I constantly hear from people, "I just get SO MANY e-mails - even if I use your tips, I'm still buried!" And, in some jobs unfortunately, that is just the basic reality of the job - hundreds of e-mails daily.
