Pensions in a Pinch: Why Texas Should Reconsider its Policies on Public Retirement Benefit Protection
Date
2010
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Texas Tech Law Review
Abstract
Explores the disparity in Texas's retirement benefit protection and the need for a fresh approach that appropriately balances the interests of the retirement member with the governing body's authority to manage retirement systems.
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Disparity in retirement benefits protection, Statewide vs. non-statewide retirement benefits, Public retirement systems, Retirement systems in Texas, Texas development of pension protection, Defining the benefit in benefit accrued, Jurisdictional approaches to protect retirement benefits, Gratuity approach, Contractual Relationship approach, Promissory Estoppel approach, Due Process approach
Citation
Anna K Selby, Pensions in a Pinch: Why Texas Should Reconsider its Policies on Public Retirement Benefit Protection, 43 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 1211 (2010-2011)