WA ordered to pay retired teachers $118 million in withheld pension, state appeals ruling

THURSTON COUNTY [Jake Goldstein-Street] — Thurston County Superior Court Judge Christine Schaller on June 25 ordered Washington State Department of Retirement Systems (DRS) to pay roughly $120 million to thousands of public school teachers for withholding interest on pension contributions they made more than two decades ago. But those more than 26,000 teachers will need to […]