In February, California labor lawyer Miles Locker suffered an undignified end to his 21-year career -- terminated by the state Department of Labor Standards and Enforcement's new chief counsel for charges that boil down to disloyalty and insubordination. Spurred by his dismissal, labor lawyers are prepping for public hearings at the state Capitol next week. They'll argue that the current administration has diverted the agency from the task of helping workers, putting its power in employers' pockets.
April 19, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
In August, Miles Locker took a week-long vacation to Mexico.
On his first day back, his 21-year career as a California labor lawyer pretty much came to an end. Robert Jones, the state Department of Labor Standards and Enforcement’s new chief counsel, put him on paid suspension and ordered him out. A state peace officer followed Locker home and seized his laptop.
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