Common use of Maintenance of Benefits Clause in Contracts

Maintenance of Benefits. The reorganization of higher education in the State of Florida resulted in the legislative abolition of the Board of Regents and the creation of the Florida International University Board of Trustees as the public employer. Tenure status, rank, earned benefits, years of service, history of assignments and record of evaluations that an employee had at the University prior to the creation of the Florida International University Board of Trustees shall be recognized, credited or used, as applicable, unless a specific term or provision agreed to by the Board and the UFF states otherwise. No employee may be required to waive the benefits provided by terms agreed to by the Board and the UFF. No employee shall, as a result of the establishment of a level of rights or benefits by an agreement of the Board and the UFF, suffer a loss or diminution of any such rights or benefits for which otherwise eligible.

Maintenance of Benefits. The reorganization of higher education in the State of Florida resulted in the legislative abolition of the Board of Regents and the creation of the Florida International University Board of Trustees as the public employer. Tenure status, rank, earned benefits, years of service, history of assignments and record of evaluations that an employee had at the University prior to the creation of the Florida International University Board of Trustees shall be recognized, credited or used, as applicable, unless a specific term or provision agreed to by the Board and the UFF UFF-FIU states otherwise. No employee may be required to waive the benefits provided by terms agreed to by the Board and the UFF-FIU. No employee shall, as a result of the establishment of a level of rights or benefits by an agreement of the Board and the UFF-FIU, suffer a loss or diminution of any such rights or benefits for which otherwise eligible.