Legal Opinion
Alverson v. Employees' Retirement System
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 4, 2005No. A05A0216PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Phipps, Judge.
Plaintiffs are former State of Georgia employees who retired on or before July 1,1998, after reaching the age of 60 but with less than 30 years of creditable service. They receive state pensions which were reduced by the Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia (ERS) by varying percentages based on each employee’s age.
Aggrieved by this reduction of their pensions, plaintiffs brought this suit charging the ERS with, among other things, breach and impairment of contract. Plaintiffs’ central claim is that under OCGA §§ 47-2-110 (a) and 47-2-120 (a), they had a right to retire and…
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