In pre-recorded message in an empty theater, Gov. Phil Murphy says policies such as minimum wage, paid sick leave and expanded family leave help in pandemic.
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File photo: Aug. 25, 2020, Gov. Phil Murphy delivers address on his revised budget at SHI Stadium, Rutgers University. Seated are Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (left) and Senate President Steve Sweeney.
Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law on Thursday a massive, $14 billion corporate tax-break bill that he said will help foster a stronger state economic recovery coming out of the coronavirus pandemic.
The new law’s enactment comes less than a month after the bill was introduced and put on a fast track by lawmakers following a deal reached with Murphy that resolved several longstanding economic-development policy disagreements.
TALLAHASSEE Florida House attorneys next week will try to convince an appeals court that a former Jacksonville legislator should be shielded from a lawsuit filed by a one-time aide who said she was fired after reporting improper conduct.
Former Rep. Kimberly Daniels, a Democrat who is represented by House attorneys, went to the 1st District Court of Appeal in April after a Leon County circuit judge refused to dismiss the case filed by Karen Riggien.
Riggien, who worked as a legislative aide to Daniels from September 2017 to February 2018, contends she was wrongfully terminated after reporting conduct such as Daniels requiring her to perform personal tasks during the work day. Riggien said the firing was an act of retaliation in violation of her First Amendment rights.
Florida House of Representatives
Florida House attorneys next week will try to convince an appeals court that a former legislator should be shielded from a lawsuit filed by a one-time aide who alleges she was fired after reporting improper conduct.
Former Rep. Kimberly Daniels, a Jacksonville Democrat who is represented by House attorneys, went to the 1st District Court of Appeal in April after a Leon County circuit judge refused to dismiss the case filed by Karen Riggien.
Riggien, who worked as a legislative aide to Daniels from September 2017 to February 2018, contends she was wrongfully terminated after reporting conduct such as Daniels requiring her to perform personal tasks during the work day. Riggien alleges the firing was an act of retaliation in violation of her First Amendment rights.
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