Legal Opinion
Serres v. Department of Retirement Systems
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided September 12, 2011No. 64362-2-I, 64563-3-IPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Leach, A.C.J.
¶1 The Washington Department of Retirement Systems (DRS) and King County (County) appeal a determination that settlement payments made to class members as part of a class action settlement qualify as “compensation earnable” within the meaning of RCW 41.40.010(8). They contend the settlement payments do not meet the statutory definition of that term because the County did not pay them as salary or wages. Alternatively, DRS claims that if these payments are “compensation earnable,” every class member owes retirement plan contributions under RCW 41.50.130(1). DRS further claims the…
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