45-49A-81.12
Section 45-49A-81.12 Benefits for widows and orphans. (a) In the event of the death of a married employee and if at the time of such death the employee (1) is in the active employment of the city, or (2) is receiving a pension either for disability or for longevity from the city a pension shall be paid to his or her spouse. (b) The annual amount of such spouse's pension, which shall be payable monthly, shall be equal to one-half of the amount of pension which the deceased employee, if on a disability pension, was receiving or entitled to receive at the time of his or her death; or one-half of the amount which the deceased employee, if actively employed, would have been entitled to as a pension upon attaining age 55, or immediately if he or she is then age 55 or older as the case may be, if he or she had retired instead of dying on the day of his or her death. In no event, however, will the amount of such spouse's pension be less than 10 percent of the annual compensation of the...
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25-5-11
Section 25-5-11 Actions against third parties jointly liable with employers for injuries or death; actions for injury or death resulting from willful conduct; attorney's fees in settlements with third parties. (a) If the injury or death for which compensation is payable under Articles 3 or 4 of this chapter was caused under circumstances also creating a legal liability for damages on the part of any party other than the employer, whether or not the party is subject to this chapter, the employee, or his or her dependents in case of death, may proceed against the employer to recover compensation under this chapter or may agree with the employer upon the compensation payable under this chapter, and at the same time, may bring an action against the other party to recover damages for the injury or death, and the amount of the damages shall be ascertained and determined without regard to this chapter. If a party, other than the employer, is a workers' compensation insurance carrier of the...
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45-37-123.01
Section 45-37-123.01 Definitions. For the purposes of this part, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ACT. The act adding this part, to be called the General Retirement System for Employees of Jefferson County Act. (2) ACTIVE MEMBER. An individual who currently is employed by the county or other entities set forth in subdivision (20) and is making employee contributions to the system. (3) ACTUARIAL EQUIVALENT. Effective July 30, 1984, or such other dates as set forth in Exhibit A, which is maintained in the office of the pension board, a form of benefit differing in time, period, or manner of payment from a specific benefit provided under the plan but having the same value when computed using the mortality tables, the interest rate, and any other assumptions last adopted by the pension board, which assumptions shall clearly preclude any discretion in the determination of the amount of a member's benefit. (4) ACTUARIAL GAIN. As defined in Section...
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45-37-123.102
Section 45-37-123.102 Disability retirement benefits. (a) Non-service connected disability benefits. Subject to subsection (h), any member who, after accumulating 10 years of paid membership time, experiences a total disability as a result of a non-service connected disability shall be entitled to receive, at the time set forth in subsection (e), monthly disability retirement benefits determined in accordance with Section 45-37-123.100, as though the disabled member were entitled to a superannuation retirement benefit at the commencement of the disability; however, there shall be a percentage reduction of such benefit to reflect early commencement of the payment, such percentage to be based on the member's whole years from actual eligibility for a superannuation retirement benefit, as set forth below. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, the minimum monthly disability retirement benefit payable in connection with a non-service connected disability shall be 50 percent of the...
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16-25-200
Section 16-25-200 Increase in benefits to members and beneficiaries. (a) Commencing October 1, 2006, there is provided a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in the amount of seven percent of the current gross benefit, but not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) per month to each person currently receiving benefits whose effective date of retirement was prior to October 1, 2005, for purposes of receiving benefits, and to certain beneficiaries of deceased members and deceased retirees currently receiving survivor benefits, if the effective date of retirement or death for the deceased retiree or deceased member was prior to October 1, 2005, for purposes of receiving benefits from the Teachers' Retirement System. (b) Any future survivor allowance shall be adjusted as provided in the members' original option selection for those eligible retirees who have selected a monthly survivor allowance payable to a designated beneficiary upon the death of the retiree, or otherwise provided by law in the...
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16-25-190
Section 16-25-190 Increase in benefits to members and beneficiaries. (a) Commencing October 1, 2005, there is provided an increase in benefits to each person currently receiving benefits whose effective date of retirement was prior to October 1, 2004, for purposes of receiving benefits, and to certain beneficiaries of deceased members and deceased retirees currently receiving survivor benefits, if the effective date of retirement or death for the deceased retiree or deceased member was prior to October 1, 2004, for purposes of receiving benefits from the Teachers' Retirement System, a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of four percent of the current gross benefit, but not less than fifteen dollars ($15) per month. (b) Any future survivor allowance shall be adjusted as provided in the members' original option selection for those eligible retirees who have selected a monthly survivor allowance payable to a designated beneficiary upon the death of the retiree, or otherwise provided by law...
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16-25-151
Section 16-25-151 Withdrawal from service; death of participant. (a) On withdrawing from service pursuant to Section 16-25-14, a member who participated in DROP: (1) Who fulfilled his or her contractual obligation pursuant to DROP shall receive a lump-sum payment from his or her DROP account equal to the payments made to that account on his or her behalf plus interest. Further, the member shall receive his or her accumulated contribution made during participation in DROP, together with interest for the period of DROP participation as provided in subdivision (1) of subsection (g) of Section 16-25-14. In lieu of a lump-sum payment from the DROP account, to the extent eligible under applicable tax laws, the member's total accrued benefit may be "rolled over" directly to the custodian of an eligible retirement plan. The member shall also begin receiving his or her monthly benefit which had been paid directly into the DROP account during his or her participation in DROP. However, the...
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36-27-171
Section 36-27-171 Withdrawal from service; death of participant. (a) On withdrawing from service pursuant to Section 36-27-16, a member who participated in DROP: (1) Who fulfilled his or her contractual obligation pursuant to DROP shall receive a lump-sum payment from his or her DROP account equal to the payments made to that account on his or her behalf plus interest. Further, the member shall receive his or her accumulated contribution made during participation in DROP, together with interest for the period of DROP participation as provided in subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of Section 36-27-16. In lieu of a lump-sum payment from the DROP account, to the extent eligible under applicable tax laws, the member's total accrued benefit may be "rolled over" directly to the custodian of an eligible retirement plan. The member shall also begin receiving his or her monthly benefit which had been paid directly into the DROP account during his or her participation in DROP. However, if...
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16-25-170
Section 16-25-170 Increase in benefits to members and beneficiaries. (a) Commencing October 1, 2002, there is provided an increase in benefits to each person currently receiving benefits whose effective date of retirement was prior to October 1, 2001, for purposes of receiving benefits, and to certain beneficiaries of deceased members and deceased retirees currently receiving survivor benefits, if the effective date of retirement or death for the deceased retiree or deceased member was prior to October 1, 2001, for purposes of receiving benefits from the Teachers' Retirement System, a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of three percent of the current gross benefit, but not less than fifteen dollars ($15) per month. (b) Commencing October 1, 2002, there is provided an increase in benefits to certain persons identified in this subsection who are currently receiving benefits whose effective date of retirement was prior to October 1, 2001, for purposes of receiving benefits from the...
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45-37A-51.228
Section 45-37A-51.228 Survivor's benefits. (a) Effective July 1, 2002, in the event of the death of a retiree or participant who, on the date of his or her death was eligible for voluntary retirement under Section 45-37A-51.220, there may be payable a monthly survivor's benefit equal to 60 percent of the monthly retirement benefit which the retiree was receiving or was entitled to receive prior to his or her death or which the participant would have been entitled to receive had he or she retired under Section 45-37A-51.220 on the day preceding his or her death; notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the survivor's benefit may be increased pursuant to Section 45-37A-51.242. In the event any survivor is being paid an amount in excess of 60 percent of the retiree's monthly benefit on May 1, 2006, such survivor's benefits shall not be decreased. (b)(1) Effective July 1, 2002, upon the death of any retiree or participant who at the time of his or her death was not eligible for voluntary...
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