This guest post was authored by Steve Berliner

As of January 1, 2012, PERS retirees will have additional restrictions on their ability to work for PERS agencies.  While AB 1028 affects several different Government Code sections, it is garnering the greatest attention for its changes to Government Code sections 21221(h) and 21224; the two

This guest post was authored by Liebert Cassidy Whitmore

San-Francisco-web.jpgNext year marks the 13th annual LCW 2012 Public Sector Employment Law Conference.  This two-day conference is geared towards Public Agency Management and includes a variety of informative and entertaining presentations that offer practical lessons for success in the workplace. Participants may attend the full

Retirement-LCW.jpgA local agency employee retires and begins receiving a pension from the California Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) and is then offered part-time employment with the old employer because economically motivated layoffs had left the old department short-handed.  What obstacles and limitations do the agency and the retired employee face in this situation?

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