In “City Retirees Win in Court Again, As Adams Vows To Press On” (City & State, December 19, 2024), City & State New York discusses the decisive victory in the New York State Court of Appeals which ruled in favor of the New York City retirees, affirming their right to traditional Medicare and blocking the city’s attempt to force them into a privately managed Medicare Advantage plan.
The ruling upholds retirees’ claims that the City’s plan is both unlawful and a betrayal of longstanding commitments, and the unanimous decision marks another major victory for retirees and a sharp rebuke of Mayor Eric Adams and municipal unions pushing for the switch.
Pollock Cohen LLP partner Steve Cohen, along with Walden Macht Haran & Williams LLP partner Jake Gardener, represents the NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees in this matter.
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City Retirees Win in Court Again, As Adams Vows To Press On | City & State
