This post was authored by Erin Kunze.
In a Fourth District appellate case, Krolikowski v. San Diego City Employees’ Retirement System, issued in May 2018, the Court found that two overpaid retirees had no valid defense against the San Diego City Employees’ Retirement System (“SDCERS”) in recouping payments made to the retirees for
The vested nature of public employee retirement benefits is a hot topic. On the one hand, there are municipalities dealing with increasing pension costs and unfunded liabilities. On the other hand, there are often times a vested right to future pension benefits for employees and retirees cannot be impaired except under very limited circumstances. Most