Cramer

Los Angeles County court reporters filed this suit against their employers, respondents Los Angeles County Superior Court and County of Los Angeles, seeking to have the sums they earn for preparation of transcripts in cases considered for purposes of calculating their retirement benefits. On respondents’ demurrers, the trial court found that those sums may not be included, citing Government Code sections 31460, 31462, and 31554 and McNeil v. Board of Retirement (1958) 51 Cal.2d 278 [ 332 P.2d 281 ], and dismissed the case against respondents. We agree, and affirm.

The Complaint

Appellants are the Los Angeles County Court Reporters Association; three individual court reporters, Gary Cramer, Mary Davis, and Susan de Beauvior; and Local 660, SEIU, AFL-CIO. The Los Angeles County Court Reporters Association and Local 660 jointly represent the official court reporters and court reporters pro tempore employed by the superior court. Court reporters are members of the Los Angeles County Retirement Association (Retirement Association), which was a defendant in this case but is not a party to this appeal.

The complaint alleges that court reporters employed by the superior court…