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South Carolina Budget And Control Board

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

State Employees Attorney: 'It's Not About the Money'

Lawyer says move by BCB to hike health care fee was against state law.

The attorney for the USC chemistry professor who filed suit against the State Budget and Control Board (BCB) yesterday said the basis of the filing is not about the 4.6 percent hike to health care fees that resulted from the BCB’s decision. Michael Medlock, a lawyer based in Edgefield, said he filed the suit on behalf of Thomas A. Bryson and thousands of other public sector employees because he thinks the BCB broke the law. “Whether it’s fair or not that state employees pay more of the health care doesn’t matter,” Medlock said. “It’s about the branches of government and the system of checks and balances that is in place.” The defendants in the suit were served with papers today, according to Medlock. He said he does not understand why Gov…

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POLL: Should State Employees Pay for Health Care Rate Hike? and USC Prof Sues BCB, Haley Responds

van crause

6:13 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012

It's always about the money............and this guy is a professor,   more ›

Monday, August 13, 2012

USC Prof Sues BCB, Haley Responds

Round two of the fight between state employees and the administration has begun.

In a much-expected action, a state employee has sued the State Budget and Control Board (BCB) over its decision last week to hike health care costs for state employees by 4.6 percent. The move by the BCB affected over 400,000 South Carolina residents. The interests of those residents will be represented by Thomas A. Bryson, Ph.d, a Chemistry professor at the University of South Carolina. Bryson is listed on the USC website as the director of Graduate Studies. In a 3-2 vote last week, the BCB circumvented the state legislature, which passed on the opportunity to address the issue in its most recent session.  Gov. Nikki Haley, State Treasurer Curtis Loftis and State Comptroller Richard Eckstrom cast votes in favor while Hugh Leatherman, the …

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POLL: Should State Employees Pay for Health Care Rate Hike?

Stephanie

2:55 pm on Thursday, August 16, 2012

WHAT NICKI? Surely you jest. The State employee is getting worse and worse treatment by the day. If you haven't retired from the state by now, you won't have benefits worth much at all. Gone are the days that the state took care of it's employees. Let's see Nicki keep up her house in Governor's Grant on $20K a year before taxes, insurance, forced retirement plan of 6%. They take more and more …   more ›

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