Thorning v. Hollister School District

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• holding that health and life insurance benefits were similar to pension benefits, served as an inducement for continued employment, a factor in the decision whether to retire, and could not be unilaterally terminated
• holding that health and life insurance benefits were not dissimilar from pension benefits and could not be unilaterally terminated because they were important as inducement for continued service and as factor in decision to retire
• holding that health and life insurance benefits were similar to pension benefits, served as an inducement for continued employment, were a factor in the decision whether to retire, and could not be unilaterally terminated
• relying on board legislation and California Government Code to hold that retired school board members had a vested right to post-retirement continuation of paid health care benefits, as those continued benefits were included in the school district’s official declaration of policy

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