Court held environmental fund's dismissal pay rule applies only to termination, not demotion with continued employment.

The Supreme Court quashed the lower court's dismissal of the plaintiffs' claims for severance pay following their demotion while retaining employment. The plaintiffs argued that the internal regulation granting severance for loss of position applied to them, but the employer contended that such payments are strictly for termination of the labor contract. The court ruled that the regulation does not create a unique right to severance for demotion without contract termination, especially given the statutory limits on public entity compensation.