Metropolitan Water District v. Superior Court

Opinion

WERDEGAR, J.(1) Defendant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) contracts with the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) for the latter to provide retirement benefits to MWD’s employees. The single issue of law presented here is whether, under the Public Employees’ Retirement Law (PERL) (Gov. Code, § 20000 et seq.)1 and MWD’s contract with CalPERS, MWD is required to enroll in CalPERS all workers who would be considered MWD’s employees under California common law. MWD contends it may exclude from enrollment workers, such as plaintiffs, who are paid…