Shelby Township v. Command Officers Association of Michigan

Opinion

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

February 3, 2017 Stephen J. Markman, Chief Justice

153074 Robert P. Young, Jr.

Brian K. Zahra

Bridget M. McCormack

David F. Viviano

SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Richard H. Bernstein Respondent-Appellant, Joan L. Larsen, Justices

v SC: 153074 COA: 323491 MERC: 12-000067

COMMAND OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN, Charging Party-Appellee.

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By order of September 21, 2016, the appellee was requested to answer the application for leave to appeal the December 15, 2015 judgment of the Court of Appeals. On order of the Court, the answer having been received, the application for leave to appeal is again considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties shall include among the issues to be briefed: (1) whether the calculation and/or allocation of payments for medical benefit plan costs among employees under the Publicly Funded Health Insurance Contribution Act, 2011 Public Act 152, specifically MCL 15.564, is a mandatory subject of collective bargaining pursuant to the Public Employment Relations Act (PERA), specifically MCL 423.215(1); and (2) whether Public Act 152, alone or in conjunction with PERA, precludes a public employer’s use of illustrative insurance rates that include retiree health insurance costs.

I, Larry S. Royster, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.

February 3, 2017

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Clerk