On Wednesday, October 11, Retired Public Employees Association (RPEA) Executive Director Ed Farrell submitted testimony to the NYS Senate Standing Committee on Civil Service and Pensions regarding the need for equity among retired public employees. Retirees are living on fixed…
The Retired Public Employees Association continues to advocate for and on behalf of nearly 500,000 New York state and local government retirees. RPEA Executive Director Ed Farrell recently called the New York State Senate's plan for a $15,000 hike to…
Albany, NY – The Retired Public Employees Association (RPEA), which promotes and protects the interests of the nearly 500,000 retired state and local municipal employees in the State Retirement System, testified on March 1 before the Joint Fiscal Committees on…
Following Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget proposal, legislators are now working on their priorities for changes. The change RPEA is pursuing is for the legislature to fully fund 120-day skilled nursing facility (SNF) coverage for Empire Plan Medicare-primary enrollees. Right now,…
On Tuesday, January 17, RPEA Executive Director Ed Farrell was interviewed on the Capitol Pressroom, a weekly political show hosted by Legislative Correspondents Association (LCA) Reporter Dave Lombardo about skilled nursing care and the pension cost of living adjustment (COLA).…
Executive Director Ed Farrell testified on Monday, January 9 in front of the New York City Council Committee on Civil Service and Labor to urge them to maintain Administration Code Section 12-126 in its current form. The First District Appellate Court…
Bill Sponsors Senator Breslin and Assemblyman McDonald Vow to Continue Working on This Important Issue Albany, NY – The Retired Public Employees Association (RPEA) today committed to continuing to support and work with Senator Neil Breslin and Assemblyman John McDonald,…
On Friday evening, December 16, Governor Hochul vetoed our bill to provide Empire Plan retirees with the same benefit regarding access to skilled nursing facility (SNF) care as is available to active enrollees. Our bill was grouped with 18 other…
BY NICK REISMAN CITY OF ALBANY; PUBLISHED 5:15 AM ET DEC. 13, 2022. A bill meant to strengthen health care services for retired public workers once they enroll in the Medicare program is sitting on Gov. Kathy Hochul's desk for her consideration.…
RPEA asks Governor Hochul to immediately sign S.8192/A.9215 into law, which passed unanimously in both the Senate and Assembly earlier this year Albany, NY – The Retired Public Employees Association, which represents the interests of nearly 500,000 New York state and local government retirees,…
TOWN OF MASSENA, New York (WWNY) - To balance its budget, the town of Massena is making changes to its retiree health care plan. That’s drawing criticism from a statewide advocacy group that says this move is happening all over…
Albany, NY – The Retired Public Employees Association (RPEA), which represents the interests of nearly 500,000 New York state, local, and public benefit corporation retirees, opposes a proposal by the Town of Massena that would diminish earned benefits for local…