'They use this for food': Retirees sue Hamden over benefit cuts, with millions at stake
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Hamden Memorial Town HallClare Dignan / Hearst Connecticut Media
HAMDEN — The town and its retirement board are being sued over a July decision to reduce benefits for hundreds of retirees.
The cuts were based on the claim that Hamden for years had paid higher cost of living adjustments than the retirement plan dictated. The town has also has considered further cuts to recoup millions of dollars of alleged overpayments, though Mayor Curt Leng said the Hamden Employees Retirement Board has not made a decision on the matter.