Greenhalgh v. City Council of Cranston

OPINION

WEISBERGER, Justice.

This case arises from a question certified to this court from the Superior Court of Rhode Island pursuant to G.L.1956 (1985 Reenactment) § 9-24-27. The facts as relevant to the certified question are as follows.

The plaintiff, Phyllis Greenhalgh, is employed as a paraprofessional teacher’s aide in the school system of the City of Cran-ston. In July of 1990 the General Assembly made early-retirement incentives available to eligible employees in the Rhode Island employees’ retirement system (retirement system) under the provisions of Article 80 of the 1990 Budget Act,…