Leaders of the Florida Education Association, the state's largest teachers' union, filed litigation this morning to overturn new legislation that will reduce cost of living benefits and create a 3 percent pay cut for state employees.
Defendants in what is likely the first in a series of judicial challenges include Gov. Rick Scott, CFO Jeff Atwater, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Department of Management Services Secretary John Miles, who administers the embattled Florida Retirement System.
This article appears in Jun 16-22, 2011.