Perspective
May 28, 2014
Searching for vested rights, case by case
Courts are grappling with under what circumstances public employees' have vested rights in retiree medical benefits. By Linda Ross
The anguish over unanticipated sky high costs of public employee pensions has given way to anguish over the sky high costs of retiree medical benefits. Since 2006, public employers have been required to report these liabilities, which now amount to billions in unfunded liabilities. Attempting to reduce these liabilities in order to preserve public services, employers have tried various legislative reforms. This was the case in the city of San Diego,...
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