Court Case re: Supplementary Death Benefit
On Saturday 31 March 2001, the Ottawa Citizen reported that a Federal Court of Canada decision has recently awarded the widow of a former public Servant the unreduced amount of the participant’s Supplementary Death Benefit (SDB) even though he was 69 at the time of death. The provisions of the SDB for the Public Service are that benefits decline by 10 per cent of the initial amount each year until the minimum amount of $10,000 is reached.
It has also been reported that the decision is being appealed.
FSNA is currently assessing the situation for possible implications for our members. The SDB for Public Servants was recently improved along with changes to the current PS Superannuation Act.
