State Mandated Furlough Days May Soon be Gone for the WCAB!

On December 31,2009 a ruling was made against  Governor Schwarzenegger stating that the state mandated furlough days were considered illegal.  The Governor implemented Furlough days for two fridays a month forcing state employees to not work and not get paid.  He then implemented an additional day later on in 2009.  The furlough days were intended to save money from the general fund; however, the employees forced to take furlough days were not paid from the general fund.

Employees affected by this decision come from the Division of  Workers’ Compensation, the state’s Department of Insurance, the Departmentof Motor Vehicles, the Public Utilities Commission and the Transportation Commission.

Employees are now demanding back pay for forced unpaid time off.  A decision has not been made yet.

So if yo have a Worker’s Compensation case, be on the look out for your court date to possibly fall on a Friday!

For more information go to : http://www.workcompcentral.com/1/news/news_print.htm?token=C8730EC60C04B56D6A642D08717377AC1D3E7CD0585373B5E1DEEAA4BF2CAE8D&state=CA&id=0ff472b118a9665b462bf2320996d3eeg