Duvall v. South Carolina Budget & Control Board

Appellant, Howard E. Duvall, Jr., challenged the calculation of his retirement benefits by respondent, the South Carolina Retirement System (“SCRS”). The Administrative Law Court (“ALC”) upheld the calculation made by the SCRS, and the circuit court affirmed the ALC’s decision. Duvall now directly appeals to this Court. We affirm.

FACTS

Duvall has been the executive director of the Municipal Association of South Carolina (“MASC”) since 1992 and has been employed there since 1987. Although Duvall is not a state employee, he is an active member in the SCRS because the MASC is a participating…