Parente v. State Board of Retirement

Marie J. Párente appeals from a Superior Court judgment that upheld the decision of the Contributory Retirement Appeal Board (CRAB) that (1) her annual allowance for expenses, (2) her travel per diem allowance, and (3) the taxable value of her State house parking space were properly excluded *748from her retirement calculations and do not constitute “regular compensation” under G. L. c. 32, § 1. We affirm.

1. Background. The facts are not in dispute. Párente was a member of the Massachusetts General Court, serving as a Massachusetts State representative from February, 1981, through December, 2006.…