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ME LD1638
Bill
AI Summary
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Eliminates the requirement that Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS) disability retirement benefits be reduced when a beneficiary also receives Social Security disability benefits
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Maintains the existing offset for workers' compensation benefits, which will continue to reduce MainePERS disability payments
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Applies retroactively to January 1, 2024 for individuals who were receiving disability retirement benefits as of December 31, 2024 and had their benefits reduced due to Social Security disability payments
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Requires affected beneficiaries to be paid the difference between what they would have received without the Social Security offset and what they actually received, plus 6.5% interest from January 1, 2024
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Signed into law by the Governor on June 11, 2025 as Public Law Chapter 270
Legislative Description
An Act Regarding Disability Retirement Benefits Under the Maine Public Employees Retirement System
State Retirement System
Last Action
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
6/9/2025