Legal Opinion
California Association of Professional Scientists v. Schwarzenegger
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 6, 2006No. C049928PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ROBIE, J.
In 2004, the Legislature passed, and the Governor signed, a bill creating an alternate retirement program that applies to certain new state employees during their first two years of employment. In this mandamus action, the California Association of Professional Scientists (CAPS) challenged the law as it applies to new employees in the bargaining unit that CAPS represents (bargaining unit 10), contending the law impermissibly impairs the pension rights of those employees as secured by the collective bargaining agreement between CAPS and the state.
The trial court concluded the…
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