LACAA - Los Angeles City Attorneys Association

Agenda

LUNCH WITH THE EXPERTS

Date:                  Thursday, December 2, 2010
Time:                  12:00 p.m.

Location:           EMPLOYEE RELATIONS BOARDROOM
                           200 N. Main Street (City Hall East), 11th Floor, Room 1100
                           Los Angeles, 90012 [follow signs from elevator]

Subject: LACAA -- Q & A Lunch w/ SEIU's Julie Butcher
LACAA Members --

Please join SEIU negotiator Julie Butcher and the LACAA board for an informational lunch / Q&A on Thursday, December 2, noon - 1:30 p.m.

Box lunches will be provided. Please RSVP to Juliann Anderson with your lunch preference (beef, turkey, chicken salad, vegetarian) and vehicle information (for parking) no later than Tuesday, December 30.

PLEASE JOIN US FOR THIS IMPORTANT BRIEFING REGARDING BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS, PENSIONS, AND RETIREMENT HEALTH CARE.

Bring your questions; we look forward to seeing you on the 2nd.

-- Juliann Anderson
   LACAA Board Secretary

Cal. Supreme Court Supports LACAA Position Re: Vested Pension Benefits
Click here to download document

Read L.A. Times article about Supreme Court Opinion finding that a vested right to retiree health benefits can be implied.
Click here for article

LACAA Amends UERP 1838: Alleges bad faith bargaining and retaliation with respect to the unilateral imposition of 36 furlough days and permanent freeze of the vested retiree health subsidy.
Click here to download document

LAFPP's Indep. Counsel agrees that retiree health subsidy is vested and cannot be permanently frozen at current levels.
Read Board Review of Opinion
Read Memo by Indep. Counsel

Read LA Times Article about LAFPP Independent Counsel's Opinion.
Click here for article

LACAA Board calls on LACERS to obtain independent legal advice regarding the City's freezing of your retirement health subsidy.
To read the letter, click here.

Supreme Court Grants Review of EAA Furlough Decision
Read EAA's Opening Brief Here