UW-Madison Chancellor David Ward told 27 News maintaining “higher standards” drove his decision to avoid so-called double dipping, and stop receiving retirement benefits when he returned to the campus? top job this summer and began receiving a salary. The practice of rehiring retired public employees and having them collect both pay and annuity has been scrutinized in recent weeks. Legislative proposals would toughen rules on the practice, as has happened in some other states.
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