Public Employee Pension Reform Act of 2013 Archives

Are Firefighters Hard to Recruit in California?

April 7, 2022 2:49 amApril 7, 2022 5:32 pm

In response to a recent California Policy Center analysis that provided an updated calculation of the average pay and benefits for full-time firefighters working for cities in California, one commenter claimed that it has become difficult to recruit firefighters. The accuracy...

California Supreme Court Finally Rules on Case Affecting Pensions

July 30, 2020 3:32 pmJuly 31, 2020 9:20 am

On Thursday the California Supreme Court issued its ruling in the case Alameda County Deputy Sheriff’s Association vs Alameda County Employees’ Retirement Association. In plain English, this was a case where attorneys representing government unions were challenging pension reforms enacted by...