Hon. Hall v. eorp/state

Summary

The court upheld summary judgment for employed members of the Elected Officials’ Retirement Plan, ruling that the legislative changes to the permanent-benefit-increase formula violated the Pension Clause and that both the formula change and increased employee contribution rates violated the members’ vested pension contracts. The court construed the vesting statute to preserve, rather than impair, existing substantive pension rights. It reversed the denial of attorneys’ fees, prejudgment interest, and relief against the State. No separate-opinion entry was provided in the record.