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State attorney general defends furloughs as legal
By Associated Press
POSTED: 02:53 p.m. HST, Jun 29, 2009
State Attorney General Mark Bennett says unions that represent state employees have demonstrated no legal grounds for their request to block Gov. Linda Lingle’s furlough plan.
Lingle has ordered 15,600 state workers under her direct command to begin taking three unpaid days off each month, beginning in July. She also wants 32,000 education and health workers not under her control to do the same.
In papers filed Monday with Circuit Judge Karl K. Sakamoto, Bennett says state law and past court cases preserve management’s right to furlough workers.
He also contends furloughs are constitutional.
Sakamoto is set to hold a hearing on the unions request for an injunction on Thursday.
State Attorney General Mark Bennett says unions that represent state employees have demonstrated no legal grounds for their request to block Gov. Linda Lingle’s furlough plan.
Lingle has ordered 15,600 state workers under her direct command to begin taking three unpaid days off each month, beginning in July. She also wants 32,000 education and health workers not under her control to do the same.
In papers filed Monday with Circuit Judge Karl K. Sakamoto, Bennett says state law and past court cases preserve management’s right to furlough workers.
He also contends furloughs are constitutional.
Sakamoto is set to hold a hearing on the unions request for an injunction on Thursday.
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