Thursday, January 08, 2009

Greenfield To Look At Ordinance to Block Sick Day Mandate

Good. 

Ald. Linda Lubotsky said today she would propose an ordinance aimed at blocking measures, like one that will soon take effect in Milwaukee, that require private businesses to give employees paid sick days.

“I just don’t feel government should be controlling small businesses,” she said.

Lubotsky said she would introduce the ordinance, patterned after one in West Allis, on Jan. 19.

West Allis and South Milwaukee adopted ordinances in December that prohibit each city from requiring private businesses to provide certain wages or benefits to employees. The Franklin Common Council decided this week to study a similar proposal.

(7) Comments
Posted by Owen at 1943 hrs
Politics + Politics - Wisconsin

  1. Good?  Denying people the right to petition the government and follow the Constitution is good?

    C’mon, man.

    Posted by capper on January 08, 2009 at 2203 hrs


  2. Where in the Constitution, though, does it say that businesses are required to offer sick pay to their employees?  And where also does it say in the Constitution say that the government has the ability to interfere with my right to make a contract with my employer for my benefits package?

    Posted by (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 09, 2009 at 0000 hrs


  3. Doesn’t say that.  It does say that the people have a right to produce petitions that require the governing body to either pass the law immediately or put it to a binding referendum.

    Posted by capper on January 09, 2009 at 0012 hrs


  4. “It does say that the people have a right to produce petitions that require the governing body to either pass the law immediately or put it to a binding referendum.”

    Where?  Which Constitution?

    From the US Constitution:

    Amendment 1 - Freedom of Religion, Press, Expression. Ratified 12/15/1791. Note

    Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

    And from the Wisconsin Constitution:

    Right to assemble and petition. SECTION 4. The right of the people peaceably to assemble, to consult for the common good, and to petition the government, or any department thereof, shall never be abridged.

    Obviously, this is open to interpretation, but I didn’t want either document to be misquoted.  Nor will I speak to what the city charters may have to say about the matter, because I’m not familiar with those and the discussion clearly centered on some constitution, without referring to which one.

    Posted by (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 09, 2009 at 1025 hrs


  5. capper remember, while the constitution does not allow for sick days it does allow for an individual to be armed whereever and whenever he or she is on public property. Also the folks in this state overwhelmingly voted for it to be explicitly added to the state constitution. The State Supreme Court has also ordered the lawmakers to make the law in line with the Federal Constitution, State Constitution, and majority of voters in this state and yet where are we? Hmmm seems that you have no problem with the useless lawmakers who can’t seem to not break direct orders from both the highest court in the state and the voters…Selectivity sucks doesn’t it?

    Posted by fishaddict on January 09, 2009 at 1058 hrs


  6. So what is this ordinance really doing?  Its not a constitutional amendment so its just as easy to enact this thing as to repeal it and enact a paid sick leave mandate or repeal it and put the sick leave mandate to referendum.  It all depends on the feelings of the majority of common council members at the time.  This sounds like a waste of legislation to me.

    Posted by (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 10, 2009 at 1226 hrs


  7. The Milwaukee paid sick leave ordinance was put in place through the process of direct legislation - not by the common council.  This is an effort by the council in Greenfield to block such an ordinance being put in place in their community through direct legislation.

    Posted by Owen on January 10, 2009 at 1231 hrs


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