Bello v. Miami-Dade County

Carlos Bello, the plaintiff below (“Bel-lo”), appeals the order of the trial court granting final summary judgment in favor of defendant Miami-Dade County (the “County”) on the basis that Bello failed to exhaust his administrative remedies. Because we conclude that a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) required Bello to grieve and arbitrate his employment dispute with the County as a prerequisite to filing suit in circuit court, we affirm.

I. Facts

Bello was an employee of the County and a member of a union, The Government Supervisors Association of Florida, Local 100. At all times material,…