Bill > H4214

This bill authorizes the city known as the Town of Braintree to provide for the retirement of William R. Cushing Jr., a police officer who was injured in the line of duty and is permanently incapacitated from performing his duties. The key provisions include: 1. Cushing will receive a lump sum payment of his total accumulated retirement deductions upon retirement, and an annual pension equal to his regular rate of compensation until age 65 or his death, whichever occurs first. 2. After age 65, Cushing will receive a pension under the state's retirement system, with the yearly amount equal to 80% of his average annual rate of compensation in the previous 12 months. 3. Upon Cushing's death, his surviving named beneficiary will receive a pension equal to 75% of the annualized amount of Cushing's pension at the time of his death. 4. Cushing will be indemnified for certain medical expenses related to the injuries he sustained while on duty on June 4, 2021.

Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H4214