Opinion
SC: 154117 COA: 303702 SC: 154118 COA: 303704 SC: 154119 COA: 303706
12-20-2017
AFT MICHIGAN, Henry Ford Community College Adjunct Faculty Organization, AFL CIO, AFT, Alpena Montmorency Alcona ISD Paraprofessionals, Alpena Montmorency Alcona ISD Teachers, Arenac Eastern Federation, Bay Arenac Skills Center Federation, Brown City Employees Organization, Brown City Federation of Teachers, Cheboygan Otsego Presque Isle Support Personnel, Cheboygan Otsego Presque Isle Intermediate Paraprofessionals, Chesaning Union Auxiliary Service Employees, Clare Gladwin ISD Federation, Crawford Ausable Bus Drivers Federation, Crawford Ausable Custodians Secretarial Federation, Crawford Ausable Federation of Teachers, Crawford Ausable Support Staff Federation, Crestwood Federation of Teachers, Ctr Federation, Dearborn Federation of School Employees, Dearborn Federation of Teachers, Detroit Association of Educational Office Employees, Detroit Federation of Paraprofessionals, Detroit Federation of Teachers, East Detroit Federation of Teachers, Ecorse Federation of Teachers, Fairview Federation of Teachers, Federation of Teachers, Glen Lake Federation of Teachers, Hale Federation of Teachers, Hamtramck Federation of Teachers, Hemlock Federation of Teachers, Henry Ford Community College Adjunct Faculty Organization, Henry Ford Community College Federation of Teachers, Highland Park Federation of Paraprofessionals, Highland Park Federation of Teachers, Huron Valley Continuing Education, Imlay City Federation of Teachers, Inkster Federation of Teachers, Iosco ISD Federation of Teachers, Iosco ISD Intermediate Federation of Auxiliary Employees, Kingsley Federation of Teachers, Kirtland Community College Federation of Teachers, Lamphere Federation of Paraprofessionals, Lamphere Federation of Teachers, Lansing Community College Administrative Association, Les Cheneaux Federation of Support Staff, Les Cheneaux Federation of Teachers, Lake City Support Staff Federation, Lake City Teachers and Paraprofessionals Federation, Lake Shore Federation of Educational Secretaries, Lake Shore Federation of Teachers, Lake Shore Federation Support Staff, Macomb Intermediate Federation of Paraprofessionals, Macomb Intermediate Federation of Teachers, Melvindale Nap Federation of Teachers, Melvindale Nap Paraprofessionals, Midland Federation of Paraprofessionals, Midland ISD Federation of Paraprofessionals, Midland ISD Federation of Teachers, Northville Federation of Paraprofessionals, Onaway Federation of School Related Personnel, Onaway Federation of Teachers, Plymouth Canton Community School Secretarial Unit, Plymouth Canton Federation of Plant Engineers, Romulus Federation of Paraprofessionals, Roseville Federation of Teachers, Rudyard Federation of Aides, Rudyard Federation of Teachers, Saginaw ISD Federation of Teachers, Tawas Area Federation of Teachers, Taylor Federation of Teachers, Utica Federation of Teachers, Van Dyke Educational Assistants Federation, Van Dyke Professional Personnel, Warren Woods Federation of Paraprofessionals, Washtenaw Intermediate School Employees Federation, Waterford Association of Support Personnel, Wayne County Community College Federation of Teachers, Wayne County Community College Professional and Admin Association, Wayne County Resa Salaried Staff, Wexford Missaukee ISD Federation of Teachers, Whitefish Township Federation of Teachers, Cheboygan Otsego Presque Isle ISD Teachers, and Hemlock Auxiliary Service Employees, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. STATE of Michigan, Defendant-Appellant. Timothy L. Johnson, Janet Heslet, Ricky A. Mack, and Denise Zieja, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Public School Employees Retirement System, Public School Employees Retirement System Board, Trust for Public Employee Retirement Health Care, and Department of Technology, Management, and Budget, Defendants-Appellants, and Director of Department of Technology, Management, and Budget, Director of Retirement Services Office, and State Treasurer, Defendants. Deborah McMillan, Thomas Brenner, Theresa Dudley, Katherine Daniels, and Corey Cramb, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Public School Employees Retirement System, Public School Employees Retirement System Board, Trust for Public Employee Retirement Health Care, and Department of Technology, Management, and Budget, Defendants-Appellants, and Director of Department of Technology, Management, and Budget, Director of Retirement Services Office, and State Treasurer, Defendants.
Order
On order of the Court, leave to appeal having been granted, and the briefs and oral arguments of the parties having been considered by the Court, we AFFIRM the result reached by the June 7, 2016 judgment of the Court of Appeals for the reasons stated in Parts I and II of that opinion. Specifically, we affirm the holding that 2012 Public Act 300 is not retroactive and therefore has no application to funds collected from the plaintiffs before its enactment. Further, we affirm the holding that 2010 Public Act 75 violated the respective Contract Clauses of both the federal and state constitutions, U.S. Const., art. 1, § 10; Mich. Const. 1963, art. 1, § 10, because it substantially impaired the plaintiffs' employment contracts by involuntarily reducing the plaintiffs' wages by 3%, and the state failed to demonstrate that this measure was reasonable and necessary to further a legitimate public purpose. See generally Energy Reserves Group, Inc. v. Kansas Power & Light Co., 459 U.S. 400, 411-412, 103 S.Ct. 697, 74 L.Ed. 2d 569 (1983). Because these holdings fully resolve this case, it is unnecessary to address the other constitutional issues presented, and we therefore VACATE Parts III and IV of the Court of Appeals opinion. Because 2010 Public Act 75 is unconstitutional, the funds collected pursuant to that act before the effective date of 2012 Public Act 300 must be refunded to the plaintiffs in accordance with the Court of Appeals judgment.
Clement, J., did not participate.