SCRANTON TIMES-TRIBUNE Editorial: A state employee who has retired may work for the state government as a contract employee for up to 95 days a year and continue to collect his pension. The state often uses the practice to allow experienced workers to train their replacements or participate in special projects.
During 2010 and 2011, more than 1,600 retired employees worked for the state under individual contracts. About 450 of those workers applied for state unemployment benefits after their 95-day contracts ended. They received an additional $2.1 million in benefits, even though they could not work as contractors beyond the 95 days without giving up their pension benefits.
The workers achieved the rare triple-dip: state pension, state contract, unemployment benefits… (more)
