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The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the denial of the county board's writ of mandamus, upholding the Public Employees Retirement Board's decision that three former county employees were carryover public employees entitled to PERS service credit for their work at a nonprofit contractor.
What Happened
Three employees worked for Lucas County's Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, which provided services for people with disabilities. When the county transferred this work to a nonprofit organization, these three workers moved to jobs with the nonprofit contractor but continued doing similar work. The county board argued that these employees should lose their eligibility for the state pension system (PERS) because they now worked for a private nonprofit instead of the government.
What the Court Decided
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled against the county board and sided with the Public Employees Retirement Board. The court found that these three workers qualified as "carryover public employees" and could keep earning credit in the state pension system, even though they technically worked for a nonprofit contractor.
Why This Matters for Workers
This ruling protects public employees whose jobs get transferred to private contractors. Workers don't automatically lose their pension benefits just because their employer changes from a government agency to a private company, as long as they're doing similar public work. This gives employees more security when government services are contracted out to private organizations.
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