Burello v. Commonwealth, State Employes' Retirement System

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

The question in this case is whether a statute violates constitutional prohibitions against impairment of obligation of contract or bills of attainder where it provides retroactively that pension benefits being received by a retired Commonwealth employee shall be forfeited if the employee is convicted or pleads no defense to a crime related to public office or public employment.

This question has been raised by petition for review on behalf of petitioner (now deceased) from an action of the State Employes’ Retirement Board (board) discontinuing the pension benefits which…