Bowen v. Public Employees Retirement Board

In this case, we review a final order issued by the Public Employees Retirement Board (PERB) after a contested case proceeding to determine the date when petitioner could retire from her position with the Union County Circuit Court with credit for 30 years of service. Petitioner contended that PERB was bound by contract and statute to count the seven years during which she worked for Union County before the county became a part of the state court system and a Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) participating employer. PERB ruled against her, concluding that those seven years did not…