Governor Cuomo has signed RPEA's bill to increase the amount a state or local government retiree can earn when returning to public employment without a reduction in pension benefits. The bill raises the earnings cap for public retirees from $30,000…
The Retired Public Employees Association (RPEA), which represents the interests of nearly 500,000 retirees and beneficiaries from New York state and local governments, has announced the election of RPEA President Diana Hinchcliff and Executive Vice President Mary Frye. Both Diana…
CLICK HERE to view letter to Governor Cuomo RPEA has been informed that our challenge to the New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) regulation regarding access to Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) services is now being reviewed by the Department of…
Bill would provide notification to retirees notice before changes to healthcare Albany NY – New York’s 200,000 local public retirees are stunned and disappointed by Governor Cuomo’s veto of legislation that is designed to protect retirees from surprise changes to…
RPEA Executive Director Ed Farrell was quoted in The Wall Street Journal about the New York State Constitutional Convention Vote. Click below to read article: New York Constitutional Convention Vote Raises Concerns Over Pensions
RPEA was a sponsor at the October Convention of the Statewide Senior Action Council. Executive Director Ed Farrell with Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, Chair of the Assembly Aging Committee, who was a Keynote Speaker. RPEA used the event as an opportunity…
On October 3rd, RPEA was in attendance at the Constitutional Convention Roundtable sponsored by the Albany Times Union. We used this opportunity to once again, voice our opposition to the November 7 ballot question regarding the convening of a Constitutional…
A Siena college poll released on Tuesday indicates that while two-thirds of New Yorkers have not heard anything about the November 7th ballot question, support for holding a convention has dropped from 62 percent in May to just 47 percent…
In our last update, we reported that according to the July 2017 Siena College poll, registered voters indicated that their support for holding a Constitutional Convention (ConCon) has dropped from 62 percent in May to 47 percent in July. While…
At the suggestion of the Central New York Chapter Chair Dawn Bennett, RPEA will have a booth at the New York State Fair, which runs August 23rd-September 4th, in Syracuse. Our booth will be located in the Center of Progress…
Yesterday, the trustees who oversee the Social Security program released projections that call for an increase in the cost of living adjustment (COLA) of 2.2 percent, which equates to about $30 a month for the average recipient. This would be…
Following up on our successful inquiry last year which led to the Department of Civil Service reversing the improper practice of UnitedHealthcare by which they were denying Empire Plan benefits to Medicare eligible retirees for certain covered Durable Medical Equipment,…