At oral arguments Tuesday, the New Jersey Supreme Court considered whether the state Division of Pensions and Benefits was within its rights to deduct health insurance premiums from a retired state trooper after previously promising him, allegedly due to a clerical error, that he was entitled to free health benefits.

James Meyers was an employee of the New Jersey State Police from 1994 until he retired as a captain in September 2015. During the term of his employment, in June 2011, the Legislature adopted N.J.S.A. 52:14-17.28d(b)(1), which requires retired public employees to contribute toward the cost of their health care benefits coverage through the withholding of a premium contribution from their monthly retirement allowance, according to the published Appellate Division opinion in the case.

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