Labor/Employment
Oct. 15, 2013
Brown vetoes mixed motive suits law
Governor shot down a bill by the California Employment Lawyers Association to make it easier to pursue penalties against employers who terminate workers for reasons that include discrimination.
By Paul Jones
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A bill by the California Employment Lawyers Association to make it easier to pursue penalties against employers who terminate workers for reasons that include discrimination was shot down by Gov. Jerry Brown Thursday.
The bill, SB 655, was a direct response to a recent state Supreme Court ruling on a so-called "mixed motive" case, Harris v. City of Santa Monica. The city of Santa Monica was found to be liab...
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