SHERIFF OF BROWARD v. UNION OF POLICE

No. 1D21-2083.

357 So.3d 267 (2023)

SHERIFF OF BROWARD COUNTY, Appellant, v. INTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS, AFL-CIO, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

February 22, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carmen Rodriguez of the Law Offices of Carmen Rodriguez, P.A., Palmetto Bay; Robert W. Evans , Robert E. Larkin, III , and Howard Waldman of Allen, Norton & Blue, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Thomas W. Poulton of DeBevoise & Poulton, P.A., Winter Park, for Amicus Curiae Florida Sheriffs Association, in support of Appellant.

Gary E. Lippman , International Union of Police Associations, AFL-CIO, Fort Lauderdale, for Appellee.

Paul A. Daragjati and Rose R. Daragjati of Paul Daragjati, PLC, Jacksonville, for Amicus Curiae Florida State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police, in support of Appellee.


The Sheriff of Broward County appeals a final order of the Public Employees Relations Commission ("PERC") finding that the Sheriff unlawfully retaliated against Deputy Jeffery Bell for protected conduct, in violation of section 447.501(1)(a) and (1)(b), Florida Statutes. Deputy Bell—who at the time served as Appellee's president —...

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