Legal Opinion
California Labor Federation v. Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 24, 1992No. A048574PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SMITH, J.
We are called upon here to determine the constitutionality of provisions of the state Budget Act which purport to limit the amounts the state will pay towards a certain category of attorney fee awards against state agencies. We conclude that the challenged provisions violate the single subject rule set forth in section 9 of article IV of the California Constitution, and are therefore void.
I. Background
Petitioners brought this original proceeding for a writ of mandate compelling respondent California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board to incorporate in the…
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