Court: Rendell Furloughs are OK
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A state judge has upheld Gov. Ed Rendell's authority to furlough most state employees when a state budget is not passed on time.
Commonwealth Court Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt rejected arguments by three state-employee unions that mass furloughs could be averted during a budget impasse by continuing to pay state employees with unappropriated money in the state treasury.
Leavitt said that's barred by the state constitution and that the governor's options are limited to furloughing employees or requiring them to work without pay until a budget is passed.
David Fillman, director of the Council 13 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, says an appeal is likely.
Commonwealth Court Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt rejected arguments by three state-employee unions that mass furloughs could be averted during a budget impasse by continuing to pay state employees with unappropriated money in the state treasury.
Leavitt said that's barred by the state constitution and that the governor's options are limited to furloughing employees or requiring them to work without pay until a budget is passed.
David Fillman, director of the Council 13 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, says an appeal is likely.
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