Man Who was Shot, Stabbed as City Employee Sees Pension Drop to Just $5 Per Month
A man who worked for 19 years as a subway worker in New York is now seeing his $1,414 per month pension slashed to just $5 dollars. Perry Kinard was nearly killed twice on the job. In 1978, he was stabbed in the lung while mopping the floors in a Manhattan station. In 1990, he was shot in the chest and head at a station in Queens.
The pension system for the city to which he nearly gave his life is now repaying him by nearly killing his entire pension. They say that he was incrementally over-paid for years and are now going to slice his monthly income to almost nothing.
“How am I supposed to live?” he asked. To make matters worse, Kinard was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Kinard was so dedicated to his job that he returned right to work after the stabbing. He had four children to feed, so he had no other choice. In 1990, he ran into a drunk making nasty remarks about African Americans. Two cops ordered the man to leave, but he came back. Kinard tried to calm him down.
“Did you call the cops on me?” the man asked.
“That’s all I remember, except pop, pop, pop!” Kinard said. “A bullet went through my chest. They say with the Lord’s help it didn’t hit the heart.
“The second bullet I’m walking around with in my head. They couldn’t take it out, or it would do more damage,” he said.
In March, the New York City Employee Retirement System (NYCERS) told Kinard that his disability pension would be cut to offset the $150 per week in worker’s compensation payments he’d received. Instead of his usual $1414 per month, he would only get $762.
Then, making matters worse, the state said that because it had not been withdrawing for worker’s compensation, they’d overpaid him by $163,422. So, his pension is being reduced to $5 per month until 2030 to make up the difference.
“I gave my life for this job, and this is what they do to me after 22 years. I think it’s awful,” said Kinard, who always thought he had been entitled to both payments.
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that’s f””ed up how is suppose to live off 5.00 a month something ought to be done about that
Remember, racist caucasians have created a stock pile of dangerous weapons with the intent of killing you know who! The only response from AA’s to this serious threat is to continue buying more gold teeth, tattoos, hair extensions, alcohol, tobacco products, crack and other BS. Caucasians created a fake god- a white man to whom black ppl pray to each day and night. The book associated with this fake god- the Bible instructs black ppl to “Love thy enemy” and “Slaves obey your Masters”. Black people, your enemy is planning to wage an all-out war against you and your response is to- Love and Pray for them. Black ppl, please realize you must overcome your fear of cacasians which is responsible for your paralysis to this eminent violence. The time has come for black ppl to stop being slave minded drones to this wicked nation and fake religion.
Call Johnnie Cochran
Johnnie Cochran dead already.
You know darn well that Johnnie Cochran is deceased, and I suspect you are trying to be sarcastic. In any event, Mr. Cochran was a criminal defense lawyer and not an employment law lawyer.
lol what black folks gonna do now Johnnie is dead!
@John Dixon…DIE SLOW, u POS…
We wish we could call Johnnie!!Give that man his pension, THEY made the mistake, not him!! Whoever made the mistake should pay, he worked for his retirement and is entitled to it, and even so, it’s not ENOUGH to live off of!
Racist caucasians have created a stock pile of dangerous weapons with the intent of killing you know who! The only response from AA’s to this serious threat is to continue buying more gold teeth, tattoos, hair extensions, alcohol, tobacco products, crack and other BS. Caucasians created a fake god- a white man to whom black ppl pray to each day and night. The book associated with this fake god- the Bible instructs black ppl to “Love thy enemy” and “Slaves obey your Masters”. Black people, your enemy is planning to wage an all-out war against you and your response is to- Love and Pray for them. Black ppl, please realize you must overcome your fear of cacasians which is responsible for your paralysis to this eminent violence. The time has come for black ppl to stop being slave minded drones to this wicked nation and fake religion.
This is outrageous!!! If there was indeed an overpayment, why was it not caught sooner? In order for the city to recoup their losses then they should take out a percentage of no more than 20% until the overpayment was been recovered but you certainly don’t take a person main source of income and reduce it to below living expenses!He difinitely needs to appeal!!!
Only in NYC will they overpay you and then take it back and nearly kill you. Now if he was paying child support and overpaid he would have to go around the mullberry bush and d**n near up the mountain to get his money back. NYC needs to account better with its finances. And stop being so careless.
WTF Somebody had better look into this and get that man his money back. I don’t care what he was overpaid, he worked for 19 years and that’s about right for an entry level position (which is probably what he had the whole time of his employment)because that’s around the same amount I will be getting when I retire. Get him a pro bono lawyer. People let’s not be afraid to fight for what’s ours.
Are you serious.This is a disgrace that this man worked all his life and he is subjected to this matter.It is so sick.
First of all, I just want to say it’s not his mistake!!!!!!! Secondly, they need to fire whoever made the overpayment, and thirdly, he needs to hire an attorney who specializes in cases like these.
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Wonder if any of those who made this disgraceful, unconscionable, abusive, and inhuman decision would exist on $5 per month in NY? It is an insult to anyone who served the city faithfully for 19 years to be told this foolishness.Mayor Bloomberg cannot be aware of this situation. Makes a lot of NYC employees wonder if they have been overpaid over the years without being aware of it? It is safe to look at this decision an abuse of power, and man’s inhumanity to man.
Who sat at a computer and allowed this to happen. The overpayment I mean. That person need to be fired. It should not have taken them that long to find the mistake with all of the technology that is used now a day. The citizens of New York are paying someone who do not know their job very well. Where is the accountability of his boss. If this happen to one person, who’s to say some one is not stealing the money. Or would they know if someone is taking the money. They did not find the mistake. And the IRS how are they being paid will they start looking for some money also.
I have learn from experience that when an overpayment has occured most companies just want the money back they are not concern about your survival.But I agree it seems that they could work out some payment plan but because he is older now and ill with prostate cancer they probably figure they want recover the majority so they will get what ever they can now no matter how much less money this man receives per month.
1. I worked as a Motorman for the Transit Authority. The are Employee Enemy,not Employee friendly.
2. It’s not possible to have collected both Workers Comp and Retirement at the same time. I also went out on Disability Pension but I had settled my Comp case before putting my papers in.
3. The medical documents supported my claim for disability pension.It was approved without question.
There is no doubt that proper legal representation can help.
there is more to this story…He was probably selling drugs when he was shot…and the city just got wise..how can u afford a brand new caddy on 1500.00 a mth
I guess his race and the fact that bhe has a caddy makes him a drug dealer. It’s vermin like you that has this place all f****d up!
Jhonny Cockran law firm is still doing business, although as we know Jhonny is deceased.
WOW, anytime a BLK person gets something new, they must be selling DRUGS OR A ROBBER. It is sand that yall don’t believe in equally opportunity. That man must have GOD on his side to help him go through all of those trials and tribulations. There are some of us that have more than a brand new car and is living on less than that. and we don’t sell drugs.
This is “CRAZY”…
I hope that this isn’t the only money he has! I wish that everyone who is suffering will find peace and comfort in this, a society of greedy, self-serving, confused people, who maintain power and impose their brand of hate, and violence in what is clearly a viciously insane world!
This man represents tens of millions of very unlucky and abused US citizens.
Maybe we could raise money for him like they did that lady that was bullied.
Now I would be up for that.
He should have sued the state, and or collected for victim of violent crime, especially since he was racially attacked on the job. I would have sued and never went back. They would not do this to a white person…not even a poor one.
I hate to say this, but judicially, the State is correct in its decision! If one is injured within the ‘course and scope’ of his or her employment, the workers compensation is primary, even with its a government worker.In this case, if he’s getting work comp, which it appears that he was, there was an off-set of benefits due to the state!
What this article DOES NOT SAY is, the amount he was receiving IN addition to the pension benefits!
In addition, since it appears that he didn’t return from the last injury, he may have been given the designation of “permanent total disability” – which means that workers comp & Social Security would be involved.
CITIZEN OF THE WORLD – an affirmative action fool who has been conned to believe that his/her little money can save the world, at the expense of his own suffering/dieing community. One who has no understanding of the words patriotism or loyalty. One who should be forced to seek his sustenance from the world and forced to wander the world, with no country to call his own. One who should not be in positions of power or allowed to speak or teach his ignorance on the world stage. A dangerous person not to be trusted with govt or military secrets or allowed to teach their Citizens of the World fool philosophy to young people. The foreign black he seeks the acceptance of laughs at him behind his back, while he takes his money to uplift his own community. This is what education and affirmative action did for some american negro fools. What a pity.
This is truly a shame that they have taken his pension! He should sue the pants off them!
When they owe you money they fight not to pay you, when you owe them money they take it and you have to fight them to get it back.