Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation v. State Personnel Board

Opinion

MIKLARA, J.

Appellants Robert Martin and Ronald Sphar were reinstated to their employment with appellant, California’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), by respondent State Personnel Board (the Board) after they successfully challenged their dismissals. The Board awarded Martin and Sphar backpay and benefits under Government Code section 19584, 1 including merit salary adjustments and physical fitness incentive pay (PFIP), and offset that award with the amount of money they had earned from other employers, not including overtime pay, during the four-year period…