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California court: public employees can't 'spike' pensions

by Associated Press
| July 31, 2020 12:03 AM

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's public employees can't pad their pensions by working extra hours and cashing out unused vacation and sick leave just before retiring, the state Supreme Court said in a ruling Thursday that gives a victory to local governments trying to contain spiraling pension obligations.

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