Labor/Employment
Jan. 1, 2014
Retiree health care cuts OK, appeals court rules
The decision says health insurance is not a constitutionally protected benefit for the employees like a pension is, based on the city's charter, which allowed the city to make the change without consulting employees.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Health care is not a vested right for San Diego's retired public employees, a California Court of Appeal panel ruled last week, joining a chorus of jurists who have said that the city acted within the law when it froze annual health care payouts to police officers in 2009.
Based on the city's charter, health insurance is not a constitutionally protected benefit for the employees - unlike pen...
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