Faust v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville

OPINION

WILLIAM B. CAIN, J.

delivered the

opinion of the court,

in which WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., P.J., M.S., joined. PATRICIA J. COTTRELL, J. did not participate.

This case involves eligibility for enhanced retirement benefits of certain employees of a local government. In 1996, civilian employees of the police department sued alleging that an administrative interpretation of eligibility requirements that allowed civilian employees of the fire department into the enhanced benefits plan available only to “firemen” and “policemen” deprived the police department civilian employees of their rights to…