On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 8:37 AM, Michael Pollak <mpollak at panix.com> wrote:
>
> There was an interesting man-bites-dog factoid in one of today's NYT
> editorials:
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/opinion/27sun4.html
>
> <begin excerpt>
>
> New York needs a strong labor law like Arizona's. Arizona is rightly
> notorious for its abusive anti-immigrant law. But its labor law
> seriously penalizes employers who retaliate against outspoken workers,
> and it provides confidentiality for whistleblowers and faster, bigger
> damages for employers who ignore wage-theft judgments.
>
> <end excerpt>
>
> This was totally news to me. Does anyone know anything about it? And do
> the two opposite seeming laws have any connection? For example, did
> resentment of employers against getting brought up on charges provide some
> of the fuel for the backlash? Or perhaps there are two completely separate
> establishment factions fighting it out in Arizona and those of us outside
> are only conscious of one?
>
> Michael
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