By Mark Cowling | Florence Reminder
The town improperly withheld Social Security taxes from firefighters’ paychecks for perhaps 30 years until last year.
Florence firefighters are seeking reimbursement in a lawsuit filed Feb. 3 in Pinal County Superior Court, naming the town of Florence and other defendants yet to be specified.
The town says the firefighters have been reimbursed with interest for tax years 2011-2013, apparently the only years they can still claim.
But the firefighters say the town is still holding out on them by keeping the refund it received for its matching contributions.