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Government

Sep. 17, 2013

Bill would limit court use of contractors

The judicial branch is urging Gov. Jerry Brown not to sign a measure. They want the option of replacing employees with less expensive contractors.


By Paul Jones


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Unions are close to winning a big victory against the judiciary, as a bill to block courts from replacing some workers with cheaper private contractors heads to Gov. Jerry Brown's desk.


Drafted in the wake of Placer County Superior Court's decision last year to replace its court reporters with outside workers, AB 566 by Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski, D-Fremont, would prevent courts from trying to s...

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