{"article":{"id":126253,"heading":"CWA union backs new labor Assembly Bill","author":"Toby Harris","created":"2005-05-11 23:37:09","modified":"2005-05-11 23:37:09","last_modified":"Thu, 12 May 2005 07:37:09","article":"<p>AB1172 is a new labor bill supported by CWA, a major communications union, is designed to stop the chargeback of already paid wages to employees paychecks.  AB1172 has been passed by the State Assembly committe and is gaining major support from labor organizations and the California plaintiffs bar.\r\n\r\nThis bill is also designed to reverse an errant ruling from the State Court of Appeals in Steinhebel v Los Angeles Times, in which a contract that violates California Labor Code 300 (h) was allowed to execute in violation of the law.\r\n\r\nThose who are subjected to chargebacks and looking to lend support can email the State Assembly from a link under the new items on:\r\nwww.chargebackconsultant.com\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/p>\n","contact":"chargebackconsultant@mac.com","link":"www.chargebackconsultant.com","address":"1306 MANHATTAN BEACH BLVD MANHATTAN BEACH CA 90266","phone":"(310) 376-1648","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/html","summary":"AB1172 is much needed paycheck protections for commission based employees of California.","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2005\/05\/126253.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}