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State v. Brosseau, 124 N.H. 184, 190 (1983); see also Chasse v. Banas, 119 N.H. 93, 96-97 (1979) (holding that, by guaranteeing civilly committed patients the right to adequate and humane treatment, statute had implicitly “waived any claim of sovereign immunity” for a damages action seeking to vindicate the denial of that right); State Employees’ Ass’n of N.H. v. Belknap County, 122 N.H. 614, 621-22 (1982) (holding that state retirement system statute granted eligible governmental employees an e

We have also held that RSA chapter 100-A, establishing the New Hampshire Retirement System, “clearly entitles certain governmental employees to receive retirement and other related benefits.” State Employees’ Ass’n of N.H. v. Belknap County, 122 N.H. 614, 621 (1982).

State Employees’ Ass’n of N.H. v. Belknap County, 122 N.H. 614, 621 (1982) (“[Retirement] benefits constitute a substantial part of an employee’s compensation and become vested upon the commencement of permanent employee status.”).

RSA 100-A:3, 1(a) (Supp. 2008); RSA *208 100-A:20,1 (2001); cf. State Employees’ Ass’n of N.H. v. Belknap County, 122 N.H. 614, 619 (1982).

We have concluded that “RSA ch[apter] 100-A provides all eligible governmental employees with an enforceable right to benefits.” State Employees’ Ass’n of N.H. v. Belknap County, 122 N.H. 614, 621 (1982).

State Employees’ Ass’n of N.H. v. Belknap County, 122 N.H. 614, 623-24 (1982).

RSA 100-A:20; State Employees’ Ass’n of N.H. v. Belknap County, 122 N.H. 614, 619 (1982).

State Employees’ Ass’n of N.H. v. Belknap County, 122 N.H. 614, 621, 448 A.2d 969, 972 (1982).

See, e.g., State v. Brosseau, 124 N.H. 184, 190, 470 A.2d 869, 873 (1983); State Employees’ Ass’n of N.H. v. Belknap County, 122 N.H. 614, 621-22, 448 A.2d 969, 972 (1982); Chasse v. Banas, 119 N.H. 93, 96, 399 A.2d 608, 610 (1979).

State Employees’ Ass’n of N.H. v. Belknap County, 122 N.H. 614, 622, 448 A.2d 969, 973 (1982) (citation omitted).

State Employees’ Ass’n of N.H. v. Belknap County, 122 N.H. 614, 623, 448 A.2d 969, 973-74 (1982).

The plaintiff claims that his right to the “buy back” is provided by RSA chapter 100-A and this court’s decision in State Employees’ Association of N.H. v. Belknap County & a., 122 N.H. 614, 448 A.2d 969 (1982).

In New Hampshire, sick leave benefits, where authorized in the terms of employment, are considered “an integral part of the public employee’s contemplated- compensation.” Jeannont v. N.H. Personnel Comm’n, 118 N.H. 597, 601, 602, 392 A.2d 1193, 1196 (1978); State Employees’ Ass’n of N.H. v. Belknap County, 122 N.H. 614, 621, 448 A.2d 969, 972 (1982).

State Employee’s Ass’n of N.H. v. Belknap County, 122 N.H. 614, 622, 448 A.2d 969, 973 (1982).

This court’s reliance on Chasse in State Employees’ Ass’n of N.H. v. Belknap County, 122 N.H. 614, 621, 448 A.2d 969, 972 (1982) and Dunaisky v. State, 122 N.H. 280, 282, 444 A.2d 532, 534 (1982), indicates that we did not consider RSA 135-B:49 necessary to construe a waiver of sovereign immunity.

RSA 491:22; see also State Employees’ Ass’n of N.H. v. Belknap County, 122 N.H. 614, 624, 448 A.2d 969, 974 (1982) (court has authority under declaratory judgment act to declare rights and obligations of parties).