Owen v. Village of Maywood

Plaintiff, a pensioned former employee of the defendant, appealed from the trial court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of the defendant in a declaratory judgment and breach of contract action arising out of plaintiff’s former employment as a firefighter. Plaintiff argued that the trial court erred when it found that defendant did not have to provide family health insurance for his spouse and erred when it denied his claim for damages under the Wage Payment and Collection Act. The appellate court affirmed, finding that plaintiff was not entitled to have defendant pay health insurance premiums for his family because he was not married at the time his pension benefits vested. (C.A. WALKER and TAILOR, concurring)