Court dismisses claim that post-2009 bus driver hours reduction denies bridge pension rights.

The court dismissed the plaintiff's claim that a reduction in working hours for bus drivers after January 1, 2009, deprived them of bridge pension rights. The plaintiff argued that the new employment conditions violated the statutory requirements for pension eligibility, while the defendant contended that the legislative change was valid and did not alter the fundamental nature of the profession. The court ruled that the reduction in working time did not constitute a loss of professional obligations sufficient to negate the statutory conditions for the bridge pension.