State pension fight heads to Supreme Court in New Hampshire by Elizabeth Dinan

State pension fight heads to Supreme Court in New Hampshire by Elizabeth Dinan
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[Of Special Note: New Hampshire’s legal basis for protection of past and present public pension rights (or accruals) is through contract. In Illinois, the guarantee is stated explicitly in its State Constitution].

“Higher employee contributions are unconstitutional, according to unions:

“Four public employees’ unions are taking the state to the Supreme Court, seeking reversal of 2011 increases to the amounts they pay toward their pensions, as well as refunds for increased pension payments they made during the last three years.