Tom Lehman wrote:
> Maybe someone could tell us about the California Supreme Court. How many judges, their
> political affiliation etc.etc.
>
> In Ohio the two most consistently pro-labor, pro-people supreme court judges are a Republican
> gentleman and a democrat green woman. The corporations are really out to get the lady this
> time; she has bi-partisan corporate enemies.
>
> I've got a state appeals court judge in this area that I like; although being Irish in this
> area won't help him very much.
>
> Btw, I remember Sam Radman from when I was a kid. Sam wouldn't let me out of his store unless
> I bought something. His sons are gentlemen clothiers. Sam was a pistol.
>
> Tom
>
> radman wrote:
>
> > California High Court Trims Workers' Rights
> >
> > In a decision that gives businesses greater latitude in reducing their
> > workforces, the California Supreme Court ruled yesterday that an employer
> > can fire an employee if the company has a legitimate business reason to do
> > so. The decision is widely regarded as the most important workplace ruling
> > in a dozen years, establishing guidelines for when an employer can fire an
> > employee. Employers say the ruling will give them more leeway in firing
> > employees as a legitimate means of cutting costs and increasing profits.
> > (10-6-00)
> >
> > From the San Francisco Chronicle
> > <http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/10/06/MN114888.DTL>
> >
> > .
-- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929
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