Wisconsin School District Employees Pay On Average $82 A Month For Health Insurance Single Plan; $200 A Month For Family Plan

By Ola Lisowski - August 23, 2020

Act 10, Act 10 Savings, Education, Government Benefits, Government Employees, Government Salaries, Government Workers, Health Insurance, School Districts

A new report was released by the Department of Administration that shows 69% of all public school districts ask their employees to pay 12% or more of monthly premium as required by Act 10. 8 school districts still require their employees to contribute nothing toward their monthly premiums. Read More Wisconsin School District Employees Pay On Average $82 A Month For Health Insurance Single Plan; $200 A Month For Family Plan

Milwaukee Public Schools’ $90 Million Retirement Sweetener “Unsustainable”

By Ola Lisowski - June 9, 2020

Government Benefits, Government Pensions, Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association, MPS, MPS Board, MPS Budget, Rep. John Nygren, Retirement Benefits, Sen. Alberta Darling, Sen. Darling, Taxpayers, Teachers Union, Unfunded Liabilities, unfunded pension liability

Legislative Leaders React to MPS Retirement Benefits Expansion During Financial Crisis June 9, 2020 By Ola Lisowski As the state begins surveying the fiscal shortfalls resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, two prominent members of the Wisconsin Legislature spoke to MacIver about Milwaukee Public Schools’ (MPS) recent decision to expand retirement benefits. The school board’s unanimous vote will allow employees hired before June 30, 2013 to be eligible for taxpayer-subsidized retirement benefits at age 55, after just 20 years of service to the district, and at least 70 percent of banked sick leave. Current policy allows employees to retire at age …