The question is whether a lawsuit, cross-complaint or other action will be filed, pitting State Compensation Insurance Fund against the governor. The issue is the governor’s furlough order. While no action has been filed yet, such a battle may be on the horizon. At its second emergency meeting in less than a month, SCIF’s board …
Attorneys working for State Compensation Insurance Fund hit a home run in their game against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger when they convinced a San Francisco Superior Court Judge that his order mandating a two-day-a-month furlough should not apply to all SCIF workers. And while that ruling is now up on appeal (see Governor Appeals for additional coverage), …
Unwilling to concede the fight, attorney’s for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday filed a notice of appeal with the First District Court of Appeal to challenge a ruling that exempts some State Compensation Insurance Fund employees from his furlough order. If the ruling by San Francisco Superior Court Judge Peter Busch is allowed to stand it …
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Peter Busch put pen to paper and formally approved what he said from the bench over seven weeks ago — that California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s executive order establishing a two day a month furlough does not apply to the State Compensation Insurance Fund. But this order does not cover all …
State Compensation Insurance Fund president Janet Frank is opposing the governor’s right to furlough SCIF employees. Frank lays out her arguments in a succinct and compelling brief to the San Francisco Superior Court. Her brief is in response to legal action filed in February by in-house SCIF attorneys challenging Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s furlough. Even though …
Starting this month, State Compensation Insurance Fund employees will be furloughed two days a month, but thanks to efforts by SCIF’s management, the sting will not be as painful for its customers or employees as originally thought. Despite being told it’s included in the furlough, SCIF management is still doing everything possible. In the meantime, …
One of the governor’s more controversial proposals to close California’s $11 billion budget shortfall is to furlough state employees for one day a month through the end of 2009-2010. This amounts to a 4.62% reduction in pay, according to the proposal. It also eliminates Columbus Day and Lincoln’s birthday as state holidays and eliminates premium …