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Board approves 2025 wellness incentive after heated debate over bargaining window
Summary
The School City of Hammond board approved a 2025 wellness incentive program aimed at offsetting employee premium increases after extended debate over whether the supplemental payment must be bargained; legal counsel told trustees the payment qualifies as a supplemental payment not subject to collective bargaining.
The School City of Hammond Board of Trustees voted to approve a 2025 wellness incentive program intended to offset rising employee health premiums after a lengthy debate over whether the payment had to be negotiated with unions.
Superintendent Dr. Wilson asked the board to approve the program to blunt premium increases for staff. CFO Eric Kurtz said the incentive would reduce a single employee’s increase by about $100 and reduce the family-plan increase to roughly $1,000 for participating employees, compared with a family increase closer to $3,000 without the…
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