<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>Let's hope that any state judge that rules against the retirees has the state do the same to their retirement. My bet is that the state judges will protect the retirees. </DIV>
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<DIV>It angers me how some UI adminis(traitors) treat those that have served the University so well and loyally for many decades. </DIV>
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<DIV>Your Friend,</DIV>
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<DIV>Donovan<BR><BR>--- On <B>Mon, 12/21/09, lfalen <I><lfalen@turbonet.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: <SPAN>lfalen</SPAN> <lfalen@turbonet.com><BR>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] <SPAN>UI</SPAN> Retiree Lawsuit<BR>To: "Tom Hansen" <thansen@moscow.com>, "Moscow Vision 2020" <vision2020@moscow.com><BR>Date: Monday, December 21, 2009, 9:05 PM<BR><BR>
<DIV class=plainMail>Lets hope that The Idaho Supreme Court rules in favor of the early retirees. As it stands anyone would be foolish to sign a contract with the UI. It is not worth the paper it is written on.<BR>Roger<BR>-----Original message-----<BR>From: "Tom Hansen" <A href="http://us..mc447.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=thansen@moscow.com" ymailto="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</A><BR>Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:34:38 -0800<BR>To: "Moscow Vision 2020" <A href="http://us.mc447.mail.yahoo..com/mc/compose?to=vision2020@moscow.com" ymailto="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A><BR>Subject: [Vision2020] UI Retiree Lawsuit<BR><BR>> Courtesy of the Lewiston Tribune.<BR>> <BR>> -----------------------------------------<BR>> <BR>> Judge believes UI retiree lawsuit will be decided by state high court<BR>> <BR>> MOSCOW - A representative for the retirees suing the University of Idaho<BR>> over
reductions to their early separation benefits believes the suit is<BR>> headed to Idaho's highest court.<BR>> <BR>> And the judge who ruled against them in November said this morning that he<BR>> agrees.<BR>> <BR>> "We all know this case is going up and will ultimately be decided by the<BR>> Supreme Court," said 2nd District Judge John R. Stegner after the attorney<BR>> for the retirees asked him to reconsider his earlier decision.<BR>> <BR>> Stegner also acknowledged the state high court could reverse his ruling.<BR>> "It's really that close."<BR>> <BR>> The judge said he would issue a new written decision "in due course," but<BR>> indicated it would largely be the same as his previous ruling.<BR>> <BR>> The group of 268 former employees signed early retirement deals in 1998<BR>> and 2002 that gave them a cash payout and covered their health and life<BR>> insurance premiums. They sued the UI after
the university changed the<BR>> benefits in 2007, requiring them to pay part of the premiums.<BR>> <BR>> "It's a contract," said Wileen Anderson, who retired from the registrar's<BR>> office under the most recent buyout. "And then to come back and say 'we<BR>> got ya.' We'll carry it to the Supreme Court."<BR>> <BR>> -----------------------------------------<BR>> <BR>> Seeya round town, Moscow.<BR>> <BR>> Tom Hansen<BR>> Moscow, Idaho<BR>> <BR>> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change<BR>> and the Realist adjusts his sails."<BR>> <BR>> - Unknown<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> =======================================================<BR>> List services made available by First Step Internet, <BR>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <BR>> <A href="http://www.fsr.net/"
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