Labor/Employment
Dec. 25, 2013
Pension contributions can't be increased, San Jose judge rules
A judge tentatively ruled that a 2012 voter initiative to increase city workers' contributions to their retirement benefits violated vested pension rights.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A San Jose judge has tentatively ruled that a 2012 voter initiative to increase city workers' contributions to their retirement benefits violated vested pension rights - a potential impediment to attempts at pension reform in municipalities statewide.
Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Patricia M. Lucas issued her tentative ruling on Friday after a bench trial in July over the validity of Sa...
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