American Federation of Teachers – New Hampshire & a. v. State of New Hampshire & a.

The State appeals the Superior Court’s (McNamara, J.) ruling that legislative changes to the definition of “earnable compensation” applicable to members of the New Hampshire Retirement System violate the Contract Clauses of the New Hampshire and United States Constitutions. The plaintiffs and the intervenors cross-appeal the court’s rulings that members’ rights to retirement benefits do not vest until they accrue ten years of creditable service, and that members do not have vested rights to cost-of-living adjustments to their pensions. The New Hampshire Retirement System takes no position on…