Members Who Retire with Less than 25 years of Pension Service
A Member who retires under a local port longshore pension plan after April 1, 2005 with less than 25 years of pension service, regardless of his/her age, and who is eligible to receive MILA retirement benefits pursuant to the USMX-ILA Master Contract and the Local Port Welfare Plan rules in effect on September 30, 1996, will be a qualified pensioner under MILA and will receive the following benefits:
- Prior to attaining age 65 he or she will receive active MILA benefits at the level for which he/she qualified for such active level benefits on the day prior to retirement until the earlier of:
- the end of the period for which he/she qualified for such active level benefits; or
- the attainment of age 65. On his/her attainment of age 65 he/she will receive MILA Medicare Wrap-Around benefits.
The application of this rule may result in the suspension of MILA benefits in the period prior to the member’s attainment of age 65.
- If a person retires after attaining age 65 and without having 25 or more years of service and if that person is eligible to receive MILA retirement benefits pursuant to the USMX-ILA Master Contract and the Local Port Welfare Plan rules in effect on September 30, 1996, that person will receive MILA Medicare Wrap-Around benefits.
- If the pensioner’s spouse is qualified for welfare benefits in retirement pursuant to the USMX-ILA Master Contract and the Local Port Welfare Plan rules in effect on September 30, 1996, then such spouse shall receive MILA Medicare Wrap-Around benefits for as long as provided in that Local Port Welfare Plan.
