Wood v. Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County

ORDER

CLAY D. LAND, Chief Judge.

In this putative class action, retirees of Defendant Unified Government of Athens Clarke-County, Georgia seek to hold Athens to its word: if you were hired before July 1, 2002 and worked for Athens for the *1378requisite number of years, you will receive “ ‘cost-free’ health-insurance benefits throughout retirement at the same level [you] received on the date of [your] retirement, including dependent coverage.” Compl. ¶ 11, ECF No. 1. Plaintiffs contend that Athens broke its word when it enacted an ordinance in 2002 that required Medicare-eligible retirees to enroll…