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Court of Appeal Upholds Limits on Pensionable Pay of Former Union President

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In Serrano v. California Public Employees Retirement System (Case No. C098392, February 25, 2025), the Third District Court of Appeal unanimously upheld the CalPERS Board’s exclusion of certain compensation paid to a member...more

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Supreme Court Debates ERISA Exemptions in Cunningham v. Cornell University

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The US Supreme Court heard argument on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from Cornell University and its employees over dismissal of a class action alleging that Cornell University’s retirement plan paid unreasonable recordkeeping...more

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California Court of Appeal Rejects Time-Barred Challenge to Sonoma County’s 2002 Grant of Enhanced Retirement Benefits

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On December 12, 2019, the California Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District handed down a unanimous decision in Luke v. County of Sonoma, Sonoma County Employees’ Retirement Association, et al., affirming the...more

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70 Years of Pension Precedent Could Soon Be Weakened by the California Supreme Court - Isabel Safie Provides Insight Into Lawsuits...

It’s a big litigation year for California pensions. The California Supreme Court ruled last month that San Diego’s landmark pension cutback legislation, Proposition B, was illegally placed on the 2012 ballot because city...more

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California Court of Appeal Upholds Application of PEPRA to Judges Who Were Elected Before, But Assumed Office After, PEPRA Took...

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In the latest state appellate decision addressing the constitutionality of the California Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 (“PEPRA”) and other recent pension reform legislation, Division One of the First District...more

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First District Court of Appeal Speaks Again on Vested Rights as It Upholds the Constitutionality of PEPRA's Elimination of...

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On December 30, 2016, Division Three of the First District Court of Appeal (“DCA”) issued a unanimous published decision in Cal FIRE Local 2881, et al. v. CalPERS, et al. (Dec. 30, 2016, A142793) (“CalFIRE Decision”)...more

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Buyer Beware! Purchasers in Asset Sales Liable for Multiemployer Pension Plan Withdrawal Liability

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Two recent appellate court decisions have made it easier for multiemployer pension plans to impose withdrawal liability on a purchaser in an asset deal. In Tsareff v. ManWeb Services, Inc., the Seventh Circuit expanded its...more

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