EUGENE WATER & ELEC BD v. PUBLIC EMP RET BD

SC S065686.

442 P.3d 596 (2019)

365 Or. 59

EUGENE WATER AND ELECTRIC BOARD, Petitioner on Review, v. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT BOARD and John T. Wigle, Respondents on Review.

Supreme Court of Oregon, En Banc.

June 6, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Robert Steringer , Harrang Long Gary Rudnick P.C., Portland, argued the cause and filed the brief for petitioner on review. Also on the briefs were Sharon A. Rudnick , William F. Gary and Erica R. Tatoian .

Keith L. Kutler , Assistant Attorney General, Salem, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent on review Public Employees Retirement Board. Also on the brief were Ellen F. Rosenblum , Attorney General, and Benjamin Gutman , Solicitor General.

Philip Thoennes , League of Oregon Cities, Salem, filed the brief for amici curiae League of Oregon Cities, Association of Oregon Counties, Oregon School Boards Association, Special Districts Association of Oregon, Metro, and Lane County.


Respondent John Wigle first worked for petitioner Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB) as a temporary worker in a series of positions through a temporary-staffing company. EWEB, a public employer, later hired Wigle as a regular employee. When Wigle retired from EWEB, a dispute ensued over when Wigle had become eligible for retirement...

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