Middletown Township PBA Local 124 v. Township of Middletown

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At issue in these consolidated appeals is the meaning of the following language in N.J.S.A. 40A:10-23, a statute authorizing the discretionary grant of health benefits to retirees:

[t]he employer may, in its discretion, assume the entire cost of such coverage and pay all of the premiums for employees a. who have retired on a disability pension, or b. who have retired after 25 years or more of service credit in a State or locally administered retirement system and a period of service of up to 25 years with the employer at the time of retirement, such period of service to be determined by the…