California Grocers Assn. v. City of Los Angeles

Filed 7/18/11 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA GROCERS ) ASSOCIATION, ) ) Plaintiff and Respondent, ) ) S176099 v. ) ) Ct.App. 2/5 B206750 CITY OF LOS ANGELES, ) ) Los Angeles County Defendant and Appellant; ) Super. Ct. No. BC351831 ) LOS ANGELES ALLIANCE FOR A ) NEW ECONOMY, ) ) Intervener and Appellant. ) ____________________________________) The City of Los Angeles, like numerous other municipalities in California and elsewhere, regulates the ability of certain employers to summarily replace the workforce upon acquiring a new business. Is such a worker retention ordinance…