PUB. EMPLOYEES' RET. SYS. OF NEV. v. LAS VEGAS MANAGERS AND SUPERVISORS ASS'N

# Court Rules Police Officers Should Receive Full Retirement Benefits on Holiday Pay ## What Happened The Public Employees' Retirement System of Nevada (PERS) and the Las Vegas police unions disagreed about whether officers should pay retirement contributions on certain holiday pay. Specifically, the dispute involved three holidays: Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, and Juneteenth. PERS had refused to collect retirement contributions on these holiday payments, effectively reducing the officers' retirement benefits. ## What the Court Decided Nevada's highest court sided with the police unions. The court ruled that PERS must collect retirement contributions on all negotiated holiday pay, including the three disputed holidays. This means officers' retirement accounts will grow as intended based on their full compensation. ## Why This Matters for Workers This ruling protects workers' retirement security. When employers negotiate paid holidays as part of compensation, those payments should count toward retirement benefits—not disappear from the calculation. The decision affirms that workers shouldn't lose retirement contributions on money they've already earned. This sets an important precedent for public employees nationwide regarding fair treatment of benefits.