Andresen v. Board of Regents

THOMAS H. NEWTON, Presiding Judge.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

Appellants are active and retired faculty members of Missouri Western State College (MWSC). The Honorable Thomas J. Brown, III, of the Circuit Court of Cole County entered an order certifying Appellants’ action as a class action. The class is defined as all persons who were employed by MWSC and who were members of Missouri State Employee’s Retirement System (MOSERS) during the 1992-93 academic school year and who earned, prior to July 1, 1992, unused accumulated sick leave that has not been counted by MWSC for purposes of…