Friday, February 06, 2009

Judge Halts Implementation of Sick Day Ordinance Pending Trial

Good.

A Milwaukee County circuit court judge today halted enforcement of Milwaukee’s paid sick-day ordinance, just four days before the measure was scheduled to go into effect.

Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Thomas R. Cooper granted the temporary injunction that was sought by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce. The pro-business group had challenged the ordinance, which had been passed overwhelmingly by city voters on Nov. 4, 2008.

“This has really shaken up the community,” Cooper said. “This call is such a big deal to everybody that we better do it right from the start.”

The city did not object to the temporary injunction, but attorneys for 9to5, the national organization of working women, argued in court against the injunction, saying that it has been passed by the electorate and should be enforced.

Let’s just hope that the legal process can go quickly so that businesses will have some certainly no matter which way it goes.  And, as I mentioned before, if any of those Milwaukee businesses want to move, please consider West Bend!

(6) Comments
Posted by Owen at 1243 hrs
Law + Politics + Politics - Wisconsin

  1. Good move by the judge.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on February 06, 2009 at 1303 hrs


  2. Finally, a glimmer of hope for common sense.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on February 06, 2009 at 1307 hrs


  3. Someone in Milwaukee government making a pro-business decision? Wow.

    How long will it take 9to5 to race their VW vans over to the state appellate?

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on February 06, 2009 at 1356 hrs


  4. Talking to some of my students and colleagues at the college before and around Election Day, I mentioned this sick-leave ordinance as a great example of what happens when government steps in where the private sector used to be left more or less alone. 

    My argument was that once the ordinance passed, the only way to resolve _any_ dispute about sick leave was a lawsuit, and hence more government involvement.

    I must go to the college and rest my case.

    Wait until ‘they’ get full control of our health care.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on February 06, 2009 at 1947 hrs


  5. So Owen, you don’t mind activist judges, so long as they rule the way you want?

    Posted by Zach W. on February 07, 2009 at 2048 hrs


  6. Should govt be legislating employment benefits for private business?  Is that a function of government?  Personally, I’ve always looked for jobs with good benefits and actually left a higher paying job for a job with good benefits and security. Granted the higher paying job was much for appealing to go to on a daily basis, but I’m not working for fun, I’m working for my future retirement.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on February 11, 2009 at 1028 hrs


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