Category: General

Under New York State Law, the maximum years of service credit (i.e., 50 points) that can be earned is 40 years. Since the first year of the LOSAP was 1990, calendar year 2019 is the 30th year of the availability of the program. Including the 5-year buyback, this means that some firefighters are earning their…

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The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines vesting as follows:  the conveying to an employee of inalienable rights to money contributed by an employer to a pension fund or retirement plan especially in the event of termination of employment prior to the normal retirement age The term “vest” or “vesting” does not appear in Article 11-A. Instead, it…

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My eight-year-old son sprained his ankle a couple days ago. It was still bothering him and I asked him about icing it. My wife, half-joking, suggested to go and stick it out in a snow bank. He thought it was a great idea, asked my wife to record the video, and as he was running…

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