October 4, 2010
Memo: Today’s California Supreme Court ruling upholding the furloughs
At my request, our legal team prepared the following short summary of today's 84-page decision by the California Supreme Court:
The Supreme Court issued a decision today in three cases relating to the Governor and Department of Personnel Administration's ("DPA") February 2009 furloughs program on State workers. CCPOA was not a party to those cases, but the Court's decision may have some impact on cases we have filed on behalf of the members.
The Court ruled against the Governor and DPA on every ground they relied on for implementing the furloughs. The Court stated that there was no legal authority to take such action. Nonetheless, the Court ruled that the Legislature legitimized the furloughs through its February 20, 2009 passage of a revised budget...
