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A clerical LIRR pension error has left the widow of a retired
train engineer owing $26,707. The MTA is
now demanding their money back. Shirley
Findel was informed that she could correct the overpayment through a deduction
of $240 from her benefits each month.
However, the 80 year old woman says that any reduction to her benefits
would impose a financial hardship.
Shirley Findel was only
informed of the error after she notified the pension administrators of her husband’s
death. They are now asking for payment
18 and a half years later. Shirley feels
this payment is an unfair burden.
However, the MTA spokesman is defending the demand for repayment. The MTA says that the pension plan “is
obligated to correct this error and seek to recover the overpayment.”
New York University law
professor Brookes Billman feels that if the overpayment is not recovered, it
could burden the pension system. This would cause problems for others who rely
on the pension system after retirement.
Lee Adler, a lecturer
in collective bargaining and labor law and Cornell University’s School of
Industrial Labor Relations feels that although the MTA may have a legal right
to recoup the money, there are serious moral concerns at hand.
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