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Perspective

Sep. 3, 2010

Punishing Employers Who Fail to Pay Minimum Wages

Will the governor sign a bill that increases penalties paid by minimum wage violators or will he veto on grounds that enough is being done? By Andrew R. Livingston of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.

By Andrew R. Livingston

The beginning of September means many things in California. Children return to school; the fog on the coast dissipates, allowing summer to finally arrive; and in most years, the competition between the Dodgers, Giants and Padres heats up. As predictable as any of these is the annual September obligation of the governor to wade through a large number of employee-friendly bills placed on his desk by the California Legislature. This y...

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