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Pennsylvania
I work for a Township in Pennsylvania. As an employee we are "reappointed" for the calendar year at the first Board meeting, at the beginning of every January. The "reappointment" is done by the Board of Supervisors(5 Members). In January we will have two new members who were just plain residents before their election to office. They do not like any of the current staff(myself included) but really have no legitimate reason for their negative feelings. The employees are all afraid of not being "reappointed" come January. We feel that the two new members and a current one will vote to terminate all of the current employees, without any legitimate reasons. In the past 25 years no employee has ever not been "reappointed".
My concern is not necessarily the termination.......I can find another job. My concern is that I am vested in our retirement system come 2/1/06. If I'm terminated prior to then, I'll lose over 20k, which my employer contributed. Do I have any recourse if I'm terminated prior to 2/1/06? My employment record is spotless. If I can be terminated.....is there anyway to stall from the "reappointment" meeting on 1/2/06 until 2/1/06 so that I can collect on my retirement?
Nervous in Pa.
Pennsylvania
I work for a Township in Pennsylvania. As an employee we are "reappointed" for the calendar year at the first Board meeting, at the beginning of every January. The "reappointment" is done by the Board of Supervisors(5 Members). In January we will have two new members who were just plain residents before their election to office. They do not like any of the current staff(myself included) but really have no legitimate reason for their negative feelings. The employees are all afraid of not being "reappointed" come January. We feel that the two new members and a current one will vote to terminate all of the current employees, without any legitimate reasons. In the past 25 years no employee has ever not been "reappointed".
My concern is not necessarily the termination.......I can find another job. My concern is that I am vested in our retirement system come 2/1/06. If I'm terminated prior to then, I'll lose over 20k, which my employer contributed. Do I have any recourse if I'm terminated prior to 2/1/06? My employment record is spotless. If I can be terminated.....is there anyway to stall from the "reappointment" meeting on 1/2/06 until 2/1/06 so that I can collect on my retirement?
Nervous in Pa.