Perspective
Dec. 5, 2011
Pandora’s Box opened: Retired county employees may have implied contractual rights
The state Supreme Court provides employees and retirees with a new way to sue local public agencies. By Judith S. Islas of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore
The state Supreme Court recently opened the door to a new way employees and retirees can sue local public agencies. In Retired Employees Association of Orange Co. v. County of Orange, 2011 DJDAR 16765 (Nov. 21, 2011), the Court held that employees and retirees may have implied contractual rights. Retired county employees may even have an implied contractual right to vested health benefits where there is no ordinance, resolution or memora...
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