P.M. BRIEFING : Retirees Sue GM on Health Care
<i> From Times wire service</i> s
A group of retired General Motors Corp. workers have sued the auto maker, saying GM reneged on health-care coverage promises.
The group filed a class-action lawsuit Tuesday in federal court in Los Angeles on behalf of more than 80,000 salaried retirees, most of whom live in Michigan, Florida, California and Ohio.
The suit said the company last year eliminated or reduced some coverage for the retirees, including chiropractic and psychiatric care, and imposed co-payments and deductibles on basic health coverage.
“GM said we would have these benefits for our lifetimes,” said Leonard Moeller of Fenton, Mich., an accountant who retired in 1982. “I felt we had a moral and legal contract. They can’t take it away now.”
