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ELIMINATING THE LONGSTANDING PRACTICE OF REIMBURSING RETIREES’ MEDICARE PART B PREMIUMS IS AN ISSUE THAT MUST BE NEGOTIATED WITH CURRENT EMPLOYEES; PERB DETERMINATION ANNULLED (THIRD DEPT). ​

The Third Department, annulling the determination of the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB), determined eliminating the longstanding practice of reimbursing retirees for Medicare Part B premiums was an issue that must be negotiated with current employees:

In its decision, PERB explicitly found that there was a longstanding practice of reimbursing retirees for their Medicare Part B premiums, rendering negotiation mandatory before the City could make any changes to that past practice for active employees who sought continuation of that benefit. Despite that finding, PERB determined that the improper practice charge must be dismissed because “the City took no action against current employees” since it only notified retirees about the change in the past practice. The fact that PERB only informed retirees of such a change does not mean that it did not affect current employees. PERB’s reasoning in that respect fails to account for the actual hearing testimony, which established that many of petitioner’s witnesses — who were active employees as of January 1, 2010 — either did not receive Medicare Part B reimbursements after that date or were given reason to believe that they would not be so reimbursed in the future despite representations throughout their employment that the practice would continue … . …

Because PERB explicitly found in its decision that “the 25-year[-]long uninterrupted practice” of reimbursing Medicare Part B premiums met the standard of a past practice that was subject to negotiation for active members of petitioner, and there is no dispute that negotiation did not occur between the City and petitioner prior to implementing the change to the reimbursement policy, the matter is remitted to PERB for a final disposition consistent with these findings. Matter of Albany Police Benevolent Assn. v New York Pub. Empl. Relations Bd., 2022 NY Slip Op 01215, Third Dept 2-24-22

 

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