….Public employee fringe benefits, often a complicated topic, are in the summer spotlight. The developments include:
ââ?¬Â¢ Regent President David Walsh calling for an in-depth study of how the University of Wisconsin’s fringe benefits compare to those at peer universities.
� The Republican-controlled Legislature adding budget bill language requiring all non-union state workers who are covered by the retirement system to pay 1.5 percent of their salaries toward the pension program.