Arcurio v. Greater Johnstown School District

I respectfully dissent. The sole issue in this case is whether an improperly furloughed school district employee is entitled to receive an amount equal to the employer’s cost of his or her medical benefits only when the employee actually purchased other medical insurance or incurred health care costs. The *529majority holds that you have to show that you have purchased insurance or incurred medical expenses to be able to recover any of the money that the employer would have to pay in medical benefits. Because medical benefits are nothing more than a part of the total compensation paid to an…