TALLLAHASEE, Fla. (AP) — A judge has refused to set aside public employee pension contributions in a separate account pending resolution of a lawsuit challenging those payments required by a Florida law that went into effect Friday.
The Florida Education Association, which is leading a lawsuit by public employee unions, expressed disappointment although a lawyer for the teachers union called it a minor setback.
"This will not stop us from fighting to make Gov. Rick Scott and legislative leaders live up to the promises made to our teachers, law-enforcement officers, firefighters and other employees," FEA President Andy Ford said. "They created a budget deficit by giving tax breaks to corporate special interests and then tried to solve their problem on the backs of Florida's working families."
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