Pensions — holiday pay

Posted June 16, 2021 11:51 AM

Where an officer is eligible for holiday pay only if they work specified other days, that pay is not a fixed or predetermined amount and so is not pensionable income or considered salary for the purpose of pension calculation.The 2nd District Appellate Court reversed the decision of DuPage County Circuit Judge Bonnie M. Wheaton.The Board of Trustees of the Village of Hanover Park Police Pension Fund (Board) is an administrative agency created to control and manage the Village of Hanover Park Police Pension Fund (Pension …

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