Governor Schwarzenegger has vetoed a number of employment-related bills, many of which would have imposed additional financial burdens on California employers. Among the most significant are Assembly Bill 8 (which, among other things, would have require affected employers to either make certain minimum health care expenditures or contribute to a statewide pool for health care coverage benefits); Assembly Bill 504 (which would have forced employers convicted of fraud, misrepresentation or misconduct related to a lock-out to make restitution to affected employees for lost wages and benefits); and Senate Bill 622 (which would have penalized employers for the "willful misclassification" of independent contractors).
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