International Ass'n of Firefighters, Local No. 64 v. City of Kansas

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Lockett, J.:

Plaintiff firefighters brought an action on behalf of the members of firefighters’ local union, and all others similarly situated, against the City of Kansas City (City) and the state employees retirement system for damages and declaratory and injunctive relief, challenging the calculation of retirement benefits under the City’s local pension plan administered by the State. The district court entered an order requiring the City to recalculate retirement benefits by including final income lump sum payments for accumulated vacation time, sick…