Labor/Employment
Nov. 21, 2012
Courts try to apply state Supreme Court precedent in pension suits
As public entities try to lower their unfunded liabilities, retirees are fighting for what they see as deferred payment for their public service, and the battle continues to play out in court.
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For retired computer scientist Joe Requa, getting transferred off the University of California health plan felt like a broken promise. Requa, who worked at the UC-run Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for 34 years, says he expected to stay on the insurance plan for the rest of his life. But when a private contractor took over the lab in 2007, the UC Regents took its lab retirees ou...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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