Vrakas v. County of Will

Plaintiffs, 66 persons employed full-time as correctional deputies, sergeants, and lieutenants, filed civil suit against county and sheriff, seeking compensation for alleged impairment of pension benefits. Court improperly granted summary judgment for county as to four Plaintiffs who met requirements to be included in Sheriff"s Law Enforcement Employees Pension Plan (SLEP) prior to 2005 and 2006 dates by having taken specific appropriate oath prior to those dates. Other plaintiffs, even if they performed many of same duties as sworn deputies, did not qualify for inclusion in SLEP because they did not take statutory oath prior to the 2005 and 2006 dates.(CARTER and O'BRIEN, concurring.)