Honorable Matthew M. Smith Attorney General of Washington — Opinion November 2, 2005 PENSIONS — PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEMS — RETIREMENT —Effect of “non-contractual rights clause” on Legislature’s futureobligation to provide “gain-sharing benefits”. Where the Legislature has enacted statutes providing”gain-sharing” benefits to retirement system members if certaincircumstances occur, but has included language reserving the rightto […]
