PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS PROGRAM, a Political Subdivision of the State of Nevada, Appellant,
v.
LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT, a Political Subdivision of the State of Nevada; and Clark County, a Political Subdivision of the State of Nevada, Respondents.
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March 20, 2008.
March 20, 2008.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Catherine Cortez Masto, Attorney General, and Deonne Enns Contine, Deputy Attorney General, Carson City, for Appellant.
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, P.C., and Adam P. Segal and Andrew S. Brignone, Las Vegas, for Respondent Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
David J. Roger, District Attorney, and Stephanie A. Tucker Barker, Chief Deputy District Attorney, Clark County, for Respondent Clark County.
Dyer, Lawrence, Penrose, Flaherty & Donaldson and Michael W. Dyer, James W. Penrose, and Michael K. Chaudhuri, Carson City, for Amici Curiae Clark County Education Association and Nevada State Education Association.
Law Offices of John C. Brown and John C. Brown, Alamo, for Amicus Curiae City of Caliente, Nevada.
Law Offices of Thomas D. Beatty and Thomas D. Beatty, Las Vegas, for Amicus Curiae Clark County Association of School Administrators and Professional-Technical Employees.
Brenda J. Erdoes, Legislative Counsel, Risa B. Lang and Eileen G. O'Grady, Chief Deputies Legislative Counsel, and Scott McKenna, Senior Principal Deputy Legislative Counsel, Carson City, for Amicus Curiae Legislature of the State of Nevada.
James C. Smith, Reno, for Amicus Curiae Retired Public Employees of Nevada.
BEFORE THE COURT EN BANC.
Supreme Court of Nevada.
OPINION
By the Court, HARDESTY, J.:
This appeal raises important questions of statutory interpretation, with potentially far-reaching consequences, regarding local government employers' obligation to subsidize the health insurance premiums of their retirees who choose to participate in the State Public Employees' Benefits Program (PEBP). Local government employees may elect to join PEBP upon retirement if the health benefits they obtained during employment...
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