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Cal Fire Local 2881 v. California Public Employees' Retirement System (State of California)

(1) Was the option to purchase additional service credits pursuant to Government Code Section 20909 (known as "airtime service credits") a vested pension benefit of public employees enrolled in CalPERS? (2) If so, did the Legislature's withdrawal of this right through the enactment of the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) (Gov. Code, Sections 7522.46, 20909, subd. (g)), violate the contracts clauses of the federal and state Constitutions?



Cite as

2017 DJDAR 3544

Published

Apr. 14, 2017

Filing Date

Apr. 12, 2017

Summary

The California Supreme Court granted the petition for review in a case from the First District. This case presents the following issues: (1) Was the option to purchase additional service credits pursuant to Government Code Section 20909 (known as "airtime service credits") a vested pension benefit of public employees enrolled in CalPERS? (2) If so, did the Legislature's withdrawal of this right through the enactment of the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) (Gov. Code, Sections 7522.46, 20909, subd. (g)), violate the contracts clauses of the federal and state Constitutions?



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CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881

v.

CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM (STATE OF CALIFORNIA)

 

No. S239958

C.A. 1st, Div. 3, No. A142793

California Supreme Court

Filed April 12, 2017

 

Petition for review granted

    

The requests for an order directing depublication of the opinion are denied.

 

Cantil-Sakauye, Chief Justice

Werdegar, Associate Justice

Chin, Associate Justice

Corrigan, Associate Justice

Liu, Associate Justice

Cuéllar, Associate Justice

Kruger, Associate Justice

 

 

 

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