Michigan Coalition of State Employee Unions v. State

Defendants appeal by right the trial court’s order holding 2011 PA 264 unconstitutional because it violates Const 1963, art 11, § 5. 2011 PA 264 amended the State Employees’ Retirement Act (SERA), MCL 38.1 et seq. Plaintiffs challenged those changes that required employees hired before April 1,1997, who had maintained membership in the state pension system (the “defined benefit pension plan” or “DB plan”) to choose either to contribute 4 percent of their income to that plan or to switch to the 401(k) plan (the “defined contribution plan” or “DC plan,” applicable for state employees hired on…