{"id":110680,"date":"2021-04-05T07:55:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T07:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/?p=2858677"},"modified":"2021-04-05T07:55:00","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T07:55:00","slug":"the-alaska-supreme-court-issues-historic-decision-restoring-access-to-benefits-in-alaskas-public-employees-retirement-system-and-teachers-retirement-system-juneau-alaska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2021\/04\/05\/the-alaska-supreme-court-issues-historic-decision-restoring-access-to-benefits-in-alaskas-public-employees-retirement-system-and-teachers-retirement-system-juneau-alaska\/","title":{"rendered":"The Alaska Supreme Court Issues Historic Decision Restoring Access to Benefits in Alaska\u2019s Public Employees\u2019 Retirement System and Teacher\u2019s Retirement System Juneau, Alaska."},"content":{"rendered":"

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On Friday, April 2, 2021<\/strong>, the Alaska Supreme Court reaffirmed a constitutional promise to state employees by ruling in favor of the plaintiff in Metcalfe v. the State of Alaska.<\/p>\n

The court\u2019s decision restored the opportunity for more than 78,000 former state employees to qualify for the same tier benefits package they enjoyed at the time they left state employment.<\/p>\n

In 2005, the Alaska Legislature, in concert with Governor Frank Murkowski\u2019s administration, changed long-standing state law to restrict the time period for certain former state employees and teachers to return to public employment and restore their original benefit package. In 2010, the window closed.<\/p>\n

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The Supreme Court found that the legislation enacted in 2005 violated Article XII, Section 7 of the Alaska Constitution which prohibits the diminishment or impairment in the membership of an employee retirement system of the State or its political subdivisions.<\/p>\n

Former state employees were represented in this class action by the Choate Law Firm, LLC, located in Juneau, Alaska. Attorney Mark Choate stated: \u00a0\u201cAfter eight years in litigation and multiple appeals, the Supreme Court\u2019s decision protects the retirement benefits of almost eighty thousand former state employees and teachers. This is a huge victory for Alaska and our state\u2019s constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to co-counsel Jon Choate, the next step will be to inform former public employees and teachers about how this decision can allow them to restore their prior tier status.<\/p>\n

To know more about this recent development<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Visit our website:<\/strong>\u00a0https:\/\/choatelawfirm.com\/<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

Contact us: Email:<\/strong>\u00a0tier1@choatelawfirm.com<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

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On Friday, April 2, 2021, the Alaska Supreme Court reaffirmed a constitutional promise to state employees by ruling in favor of the plaintiff in Metcalfe v. the State of Alaska. The court’s decision restored the opportunity for more than 78,000 former state employees to qualify for the same tier benefits package they enjoyed at the […]<\/p>\n

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