Legal Opinion
Washington Ass'n of County Officials v. Washington Public Employees' Retirement System Board
Washington Supreme Court
Decided February 23, 1978No. 44956PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDolliver, J.
This is an original action before this court seeking a writ of mandamus and declaratory judgment relief. It challenges both the statutory and constitutional validity of the inclusion of "termination payments" by the Washington Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) in computing the pension benefits due its retiring members.
The Public Employees' Retirement System disburses lifetime monthly pension payments to its retired members. The amount of payment is computed upon a prescribed percentage of the employee's "average final compensation" which is defined in RCW 41.40.010(15) as "the annual…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bakenhus v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1956
- Ball v. SmithWashington Supreme Court · 1976
- Kranker v. LevittNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Hessel v. New York City Employees' Retirement SystemNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
3Cited by25 opinions
- Bowles v. Department of Retirement SystemsWashington Supreme Court · 1993
- Retired Public Employees Council v. CharlesWashington Supreme Court · 2003
- Washington Federation of State Employees v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1984
- Wash. Fed'n of State Employees Council 28 v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1983
- Eagan v. SpellmanWashington Supreme Court · 1978
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