DEP'T OF ADMIN. v. RETIRED PUB. EMPLOYEES

Supreme Court No. S-17577.

502 P.3d 422 (2022)

State of Alaska, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION, and Acting Commissioner Amanda Holland, in an official capacity, Appellant, v. The RETIRED PUBLIC EMPLOYEES OF ALASKA, INC., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

January 21, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine Demarest , Assistant Attorney General, Clyde "Ed" Sniffen, Jr. , Acting Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellant.

Susan Orlansky , Reeves Amodio LLC, Anchorage, for Appellee.

Before: Bolger, Chief Justice, Winfree, and Maassen, Justices, and Matthews and Eastaugh, Senior Justices. [Carney and Borghesan, Justices, not participating.]


OPINION

I. INTRODUCTION

Article XII, section 7, of the Alaska Constitution protects "[a]ccrued benefits" of public retirees from diminishment. The State redesigned the dental insurance plan offered to retirees in 2014, narrowing coverage but also decreasing premiums paid by retirees, and the Retired Public...

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