Supreme Court Furlough Hearings to be Broadcast on Web, TV - September 2, 2010 Sacramento Bee

Schwarzenegger, Union Argue Furlough Case Next Week - September 2, 2010 Sacramento Bee

If the bitter furlough battle between Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state employee unions happened to be a heavyweight fight, Wednesday would be the final round.

Schwarzenegger Hires Second Law Firm to Fight for Furloughs - 8/19/10 Sacramento Bee

The Department of Personnel Administration has retained a second law firm to handle furlough litigation

Jerry Brown:  Furloughs 'Not the Best Way to Go' - 8/19/10 Sacramento Bee

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown said this morning that he opposes furloughing state workers to cope with the budget crisis while accusing current legislators of not dealing with the mess until the last minute.

PECG Hotline 8/18/10 - The California State Supreme Court has decided, for the time being, to allow the Governor’s furloughs of state employees to resume.

Furloughs Back on Starting This Friday - 8/18/10 San Francisco Chronicle

The state Supreme Court allowed Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday to resume unpaid furloughs of 144,000 state employees for three days a month, starting this Friday, while it reviews his authority to do so.

State Supreme Court: Furloughs Back on Starting Friday - 8/18/10 Los Angeles Times

California state employees face furloughs again, beginning this Friday, after a state Supreme Court ruling Wednesday.

Schwarzenegger Asks High Court to Impose Furloughs - 8/14/10 Sacramento Bee

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger formally asked the state's highest court Friday to clear the way for worker furloughs. 

Furloughs on Hold for At Least a Week - 8/13/10 Sacramento Bee

Report to work today, state employees.  A California appellate court sent that message Thursday by refusing to lift a judge's order blocking imposition of furloughs – at least for now.

No Furloughs for State Workers This Friday - 8/12/10 Capitol Public Radio  

The governor’s office argued that three unpaid days off a month for state workers would cut costs while California tries to close a 19 billion dollar budget gap. 

Fox40 News:  No Furloughs Equal Good Business - 8/12/10 Report

August 12, 2010 PECG Hotline - The Court of Appeal has denied the Governor’s request to allow him to proceed with implementing furloughs beginning on Friday, August 13.

Appellate Court Rejects State Worker Furloughs -- For Now - 8/12/10 Sacramento Bee

A San Francisco appellate court let stand Thursday a judge's order blocking furloughs for state workers.

Judge Halts State Worker Furloughs - KCBS News Report 8/10/10

State Furloughs On Hold - KCRA 8/9/10 Breaking News Furlough Ruling

An Alameda County judge has ordered the state to put furloughs on hold until a Sept. 13 hearing.

Read the Court Order Barring New Furloughs

Judge Says Schwarzenegger Can't Impose New Furloughs - 8/9/10 Sacramento Bee

An Alameda County Superior Court judge Monday temporarily barred Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger from imposing new furloughs on state workers beginning Friday.

Gov Orders more State Furloughs - 7/29/10 San Francisco Chronicle

Citing an impending cash crisis, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ordered furloughs for 156,000 state employees Wednesday, a move union leaders called a thinly veiled attempt to pressure their members and the Democratic-led Legislature into accepting his budget demands.

KABC News:  State Workers Wait for August Furloughs - 7/29/10 ABC Channel 7

Thousands of workers will once again be furloughed until California passes a budget.

KCRA News:  PECG and Governor's Spokesman Weigh in on Furloughs - 7/28/10 kcra.com

Aaron McLear, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's spokesman, and Bruce Blanning, the executive director for the Professional Engineers in California Government, discuss the governor's furlough orders.

  KTVU News: Schwarzenegger Orders More State Worker Furloughs - 7/28/10 ktvu.com

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday brought back furloughs for thousands of state workers until California passes a budget that addresses a $19 billion deficit.

July 28, 2010 PECG Hotline

The Governor has announced that he is reimposing three day per month furloughs on state employees, beginning with the second, third, and fourth Fridays in August.

Gov Orders More State Furloughs - 7/28/10 San Francisco Chronicle

Citing an impending cash crisis, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ordered furloughs for 156,000 state employees today, a move union leaders called a thinly veiled attempt to pressure their members and the Democratic-led Legislature into accepting his budget demands. 

Schwarzenegger Orders More Furloughs - 7/28/10 Sacramento Bee

Less than one month after ending furloughs for about 200,000 state workers, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger this morning brought back a scaled-down version of the policy, effective Sunday. 

Governor's Executive Order S-12-10 Reinstating Furloughs (7/28/10) 

Engineers and Scientists File Supreme Court Furlough Brief - 7/1/10 Sacramento Bee

Professional Engineers in California Government and the California Association of Professional Scientists on Wednesday filed a brief in the state Supreme Court.

Schwarzenegger Administration Officially Lifts Furloughs - 7/1/10 Sacramento Bee

It's official. Furloughs are over.  The Department of Personnel Administration issued pay letters at the close of business on Wednesday instructing the State Controller's Office to eliminate Pay Differential 378. That's the February 2009 instruction that put furloughs in place.

Jerry Brown, Union Weigh in on Supreme Court Furlough Case - 6/25/10 Sacramento Bee

Attorney General and Democrat gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown has filed a "friend of the court" brief in Professional Engineers in California Government v. Schwarzenegger. which is one of the furlough cases recently taken up by the state Supreme Court. PECG also filed answers to questions raised by the court.