Florida Judge Rules in Favor of Public Employees

March 6, 2012TALLAHASSEE – Circuit Court Judge Jackie Fulford ruled today in favor of the Florida Education Association in its lawsuit on public employees’ mandatory pension “contribution” and reminded Gov. Rick Scott and the extremists in charge of the Legislature that a promise is a promise. Last year, the Florida Education Association filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the 3 percent tax on teachers, school employees and other workers imposed by the Florida Legislature and signed by Scott.FEA President Andy Ford hailed the decision as a significant victory for public employees, but as importantly, for the rule of law in our society. “The judge’s ruling confirms that the Florida Constitution requires the state to live up to its promises, including those made to the public workers by the state itself,” Ford said.

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FRS Rules for 300,000 Change July 1st

“A number of districts have seen the number of teachers retiring nearly doubling so far,” said Wayne Blanton, executive director of the Florida School Boards Association. He attributed the spike to many factors, the changes to DROP among them, but also the merit-pay bill passed and signed into law that ends teacher tenure and bases performance evaluations in large part on standardized tests.

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