Souza

Filed 5/30/25 Souza v. Board of Adminstration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System CA3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Sacramento) ----

MARGARET SOUZA et al., C099861

Plaintiffs and Appellants, (Super. Ct. No. 34-2022- 80003802-CU-WM-GDS) v.

BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF THE PUBLIC

EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM,

Defendant and Respondent;

REGIONAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES,

Real Party in Interest and Appellant.

Twenty years ago, in Metropolitan Water Dist. v. Superior Court (2004) 32 Cal.4th 491, our Supreme Court held the Public Employees’ Retirement Law (PERL) (Gov. Code, § 20000 et seq.)1 incorporates the common law test for employment, and that

Undesignated statutory references are to the Government…