"Questions about benefits, especially pension benefits, can sometimes be confusing. I rely on Mockenhaupt Benefits Group to take the mystery out of benefits, especially when they discuss important benefit issues with my employees. Mockenhaupt Benefits Group is part of our employee benefits program."
- William Spagnol, Manager
Municipality of Bethel Park
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News
(This page was last updated on September 20, 2011)
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NEWS / INFORMATION
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2011 State Aid Unit Value is $5,596.4307, up 73 percent from the 2010 value of $3,234.8424. Download a chart of the complete state aid unit value history back to 1985.
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
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PA - 2009/2010 Session
Recently Enacted Benefits Laws
Act 44 of 2009 amended the Municipal Pension Plan Funding Standard and Recovery Act (Act 205 of 1984) to provide certain options for short-term fiscal relief to local governments operating public pension plans. It establishes a method for assigning distress levels to municipalities’ pension plans and has mandatory and voluntary remedies for distressed pension plans. The Act also authorizes and regulates the administration of Deferred Retirement Option Plans (DROPs), establishes new conduct and disclosure standards for professional service contracts applicable to municipal pension systems, and provides special remedies to the cities of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. For more information, click here.
Act 51 of 2009 (Senate Bill No. 369) amends Act 600 (Municipal Pension Law) by repealing the Killed-in-Service survivor benefit and amends the Emergency and Law Enforcement Personnel Death Benefits Act to add state-funded survivor income benefits similar to the one repealed from Act 600. For more information, click here.
To view summaries and FAQ about Act 44 and Act 51 provided by the Public Employee Retirement Commission, go to: http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/perc_home/2513.
Mini-Cobra Act 2 of 2009 provides for the temporary continuation of health insurance coverage for some former employees. Mini-COBRA applies to employers with fewer than 20 employees. See our Summer 2009 newsletter for details.
Extended coverage of Dependents Through Age 29 Act 4 of 2009 allows a policy holder to extend dependent care coverage through age 29, subject to certain eligibility requirements. See our Summer 2009 newsletter for details.
Autism Insurance Law Act 62 of 2009 requires some health insurance plans to cover more autism related services. See our Summer 2009 newsletter for details.
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