Can I receive CalPERS service credit for my part-time service?
The Cargill case addresses only your full-time employment, even though you may be eligible for CalPERS service credit for your part-time service with MWD or some other public agency. As a general rule, you will have to seek credit for part-time service directly from CalPERS on your own. However, there are a few exceptions for claimants who have part-time service in addition to one or more full-time tenures with MWD. If you qualify to receive CalPERS credit through the CalPERS Settlement for one or more full-time tenures with MWD and you have part-time service to MWD that falls into one of the categories outlined below, you also will be able to obtain service credit for that part-time service through the settlement. • The first exception is for qualified claimants with part-time, common-law employment with MWD that took place after the claimant’s CalPERS enrollment date, whether or not that enrollment date was established through the CalPERS Settlement. MWD has agreed to pay the same 75