Standby Pay Not Pensionable In California
James Linhart was a division chief with the Livermore-Pleasanton, California Fire Department. The Department’s compensation plan provided that “Division Chiefs assigned to a standby schedule shall be compensated in an amount equal to seven and one-half percent (7.5%) of the Division Chief control point listed in Appendix A. Standby pay shall be paid biweekly.” Linhart retired in 2006, after 22 years of service, and began receiving a retirement allowance…