Article: RILA Applauds Governor Schwarzenegger's Veto of Bill Unfairly Targeting Retailers.

ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) today applauded Governor Schwarzenegger's decision to veto Senate Bill 1414, which would have imposed health spending mandates on a small fraction of California's largest retailers.

"We are pleased Governor Schwarzenegger understood that this proposed ordinance would have negatively impacted economic growth and reduced jobs in California, and done nothing to solve the state's health care challenges," said RILA President Sandy Kennedy.

California's law would have required certain employers with 10,000 or more employees in the state to spend at least eight percent of ...

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