claim: the law has not established whether rhode island public employees have property rights to their pensions.
author: gina raimondo
evidence_1: pension benefits are a matter of state, and not federal, law. as a result, no simple  answer to the ... benefits of current employees is whether the state fol- ... rights in  a public pension plan are considered property, ... in some states, the contract is  considered to be formed on .... hampshire, new jersey, rhode island, and south .
evidence_2: the law has not established whether rhode island public employees have  property rights to their pensions. — politifact rhode island on sunday, february  ...
evidence_3: employees greater protections than their private sec- tor counterparts. ... when  pensions were viewed as a gratuity that the state. learn more ... laws  regulating pensions do not apply to public sector ... rhode. island have been  classified in table 1 as states where .... would establish an erisa-type standard. 8 second, if.
evidence_4: if you have additional questions, please contact ersri using our "contact us"  page or ... today announced the employees' retirement system of rhode island  filed a ... this is an unconscionable violation of public trust by google, and we are  ... to alarming levels in our country, investors like the pension fund should not be  ...
evidence_5: feb 10, 2004 ... massachusetts, and rhode island) have withstood challenges on a wide ... the  current sers retirement plan was established in 1997 under a ... the law does  not allow the courts to reduce or revoke the employee or official's pension. ...  public sector retirement systems to forfeit his pension benefits if he is ...