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Labor/Employment,
California Supreme Court

Dec. 17, 2018

Attorneys expect narrow high court ruling in state employees pension case

Following arguments in a case where firefighters say their right to purchase pension service time was unconstitutionally revoked, attorneys expect a narrow ruling though opinions vary on which side made the winning case.

Attorneys expect narrow high court ruling in state employees pension case
California firefighters, shown battling a Northern California fire in August, are named plaintiffs in a suit the state Supreme Court has taken up to decide whether the Legislature can change employee public employee benefits.

Following arguments in a case where firefighters say their right to purchase pension service time was unconstitutionally revoked, attorneys expect a narrow ruling though opinions vary on which side made the winning pitch.

Attorneys for CalFire Local 2881 and Gov. Jerry Brown's office argued against each other before the California Supreme Court on Dec. 5 over the legality of the Legislature's rollback of a pension increase benefit ca...

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