Thursday’s Florida Supreme Court ruling did more than dash the hopes of more than 620,000 public workers in the Florida Retirement System who wanted to see 3 percent of their pay returned. It also opened the doors for lawmakers to make more changes that help the state’s bottom line but cost the school teachers, law-enforcement officers, county employees and state workers.
From the Tallahassee Democrat, Jan. 18, 2013
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Full text of the Democrat story: https://uff-fsu.org/art/td20130118.pdf
The full text of the Florida Supreme Court 4-3 ruling, including dissenting opinion is available at: https://uff-fsu.org/art/sc12-520.pdf