California administrative law judges who rule on denial of unemployment benefits are having their own employment woes these days. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger recently ordered them, and other state workers under his control, to take a third unpaid furlough day every month as a cost-saving measure. The unpaid days will cost judges about 15 percent of their paychecks -- and employment lawyers say the reduced workdays will only add to the case backlog.
July 21, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
For the jobless, California’s unemployment judges may be the only authority that can fend off the need for food stamps or welfare.
These administrative law judges, numbering about 200 statewide, are charged with deciding whether the Employment Development Department properly denied unemployment benefits to claimants. Almost half the time, they rule in the claimants’ favor.
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