Retired Lexington Cop Can’t Add Vacation Pay To Pension Calculation, State’s Highest Court Rules

Yearly payments in lieu of unused vacation days can't add to a state pension calculation, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled. The decision prevents a retired police officer from collecting about $2,700 a year in additional pension – and also stops other public employees in Massachusetts who might have benefited from a comparable boost.

Yearly payments in lieu of unused vacation days can't add to a state pension calculation, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled. The decision prevents a retired police officer from collecting about $2,700 a year in additional pension – and also stops other public employees in Massachusetts who might have benefited from a comparable boost.…