With Calif. budget not passed, workers may get lower pay
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Thursday ordered that about 200,000 state workers be paid the federal minimum wage this month because the State Legislature has not passed a budget, but the state controller is refusing to comply.
Department of Personnel Administration Director Debbie Endsley sent the order in a letter to the controller, who refused a similar order two years ago. Most state employees would be paid the minimum of $7.25 per hour for the July pay period.
The legislature has failed to take steps to close California's $19-billion budget deficit, even as the new fiscal year began. Schwarzenegger made a similar order two years ago, but it never took effect because the controller would not comply. - AP
Inside look at NUMC's aging infrastructure President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.
Inside look at NUMC's aging infrastructure President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.
