Alaska Supreme Court
Peter Metcalfe v. State of Alaska
April 2, 2021484 P.3d 93
Summary
The court held that a statutory right allowing former public employees to restore withdrawn retirement contributions, regain their original benefits tier, and restore credited service was an accrued retirement benefit protected by article XII, section 7 of the Alaska Constitution. The right vested when the employees entered covered employment, and its repeal diminished or impaired that benefit without an offsetting advantage. The court therefore reversed summary judgment for the State and remanded for further proceedings.