February 21, 2012
Riverside County attorneys cut deal to avoid reducing pensions
Despite Riverside County's pension reforms, about 380 attorneys have figured out a way to preserve an extra bump in pension benefits that has been, but is no longer, available to about 5,000 county employees.
Until recently, retiring attorneys, law enforcement officers, department heads, managers, county supervisors and others have drawn pensions nearly matching their pay ---- if they put in a full 30 years with the county.
For starters, working three decades entitled them to 90 percent of their highest single-year salary...
LINK - NCTimes.com
