McMullen v. Bell

OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

The Public Employees' Retirement System calculates an employee's retirement benefits based on the employee's average monthly compensation during his three best paid years. When, after thirty years working for the state, Michael McMullen retired, he sought to include substantial cashed-in leave as part of his compensation for purposes of calculating his retirement benefits. The Public Employees' Retirement Board denied McMullen's request. McMullen appeals, arguing that because the definition of "compensation" that was effective when he was hired did…