Legal Opinion
Bowles v. Department of Retirement Systems
Washington Supreme Court
Decided April 29, 1993No. 58159-2PublishedCited by 171 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
Members of the Public Employees' Retirement System Plan I (PERS I) filed a class action suit against the Department of Retirement Systems contending the Department was improperly calculating retirement pensions. The plaintiffs argued the Department's calculations do not sufficiently take into account the compensation PERS I employees receive upon retirement in the form of lump sum payments of accrued vacation and sick leave benefits (hereafter referred to as "leave cashouts").
The trial court granted partial summary judgment in favor of each party. The trial court rejected the plaintiffs'…
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