Legal Opinion
Alford v. Public Service Commission
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 7, 1992No. S92A0252PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Justice.
This appeal concerns the interpretation of the involuntary sepa-. ration retirement provisions of OCGA § 47-2-123 (g) and (h). Judy Alford worked as confidential secretary to Public Service Commissioner Ford Spinks from 1976 to his retirement in 1988. In 1989, the PSC transferred her to a position as an entry level file clerk with a reduction of $1,151.50 in her annual salary. Alford filed for involuntary separation benefits with the Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia, which denied her benefits on the grounds that she had not been terminated. Alford filed a petition for…
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- Employees Retirement System v. BaughmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
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