California Supreme Court Watch

#24-196 Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Assn. v. County of Los Angeles, S286264.  (B326977; 102 Cal.App.5th 1167; Los Angeles County Superior Court; 21STCP03475.)  Petition for review after the Court of Appeal reversed the judgment in a civil action.  This case presents the following issues:  (1) Does the board of a county public employee retirement system established under the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 (CERL) (Gov. Code, § 31450 et seq.) have authority under the California Constitution and relevant statutes to create employment classifications and set salaries for employees of the retirement system?  (2) Does Government Code section 31522.1 impose a ministerial duty on a county board of supervisors to include in the county’s employment classifications and salary ordinance the classifications and salaries adopted by the board of a county public employee retirement system for employees of that system?  (3) Do Proposition 162 (Cal. Const., art. XVI, § 17) and CERL override a county board of supervisors’ constitutional authority to establish civil service classifications, set salaries, and maintain a civil service system for county employees under article XI of the California Constitution?

Petition for review granted: 10/16/2024

Opening brief on the merits filed: 12/16/2024

See the Court of Appeal Opinion.