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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Sep. 2, 2008

Sitting Down on the Job

When it comes to spelling out what exactly a home improvement store is supposed to do to accommodate day laborers, a new L.A. law leaves quite a bit of room, writes Gregg W. Kettles. - Forum Column

FORUM COLUMN

By Gregg W. Kettles
This article appears on Page 4

      Los Angeles day laborers who normally stand in the sun waiting for work will now have the option of sitting in the shade. At least that's one possible result of legislation adopted recently by the L.A. City Council. The law creates a process by which Home Depot and others might be required to build a day labor hiring site as part of any new home imp...

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