Retired officers still collecting pensions after being re-hired by agencies

Last week The Tampa Bay Times published an article looking at how law enforcement agencies across the Bay Area are employing retired officers who still collect pension during their re-employment. They often collect deferred compensation, a lump sum of pension money they receive upon retirement, as part of a program that is suppose to  incentivize early retirement to make way for lower-paid workers. One rehired Pinellas county deputy collects over $9,000 in a monthly pension while making $155,000 in annual salary. Today we talk to the reporter who investigated that story, Laura C. Morel, and then open up the phone lines for listener comments.