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AB-437 Statutes of limitation.(2007-2008)

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Enrolled  September 09, 2008
Passed  IN  Senate  August 27, 2008
Passed  IN  Assembly  August 30, 2008
Amended  IN  Senate  August 21, 2008
Amended  IN  Senate  August 14, 2008
Amended  IN  Senate  July 17, 2007
Amended  IN  Senate  June 28, 2007
Amended  IN  Assembly  April 10, 2007

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2007–2008 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 437

Introduced  by  Assembly Member Jones
 (Principal Coauthor(s): Assembly Member Berg, Brownley, Leno)
 (Principal Coauthor(s): Senator Kuehl, Migden)
 (Coauthor(s): Assembly Member Laird)

February 16, 2007

An act to add Section 355.5 to the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to statutes of limitation.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 437, Jones. Statutes of limitation.
Existing law contains provisions that define unlawful discrimination and employment practices and establish procedures for an employee who has suffered discrimination or other unlawful practices, as defined, to file a complaint with the Fair Employment and Housing Department, or under certain circumstances, to bring a civil action against his or her employer.
This bill would provide that the Legislature, in order to clarify the meaning and effect of state laws regarding statutes of limitation, rejects the interpretation given to federal law by a specified United States Supreme Court case.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 355.5 is added to the Code of Civil Procedure, to read:

355.5.
 The Legislature, in order to construe and clarify the meaning and effect of existing state law regarding statutes of limitation, rejects the interpretation given to federal law by the United States Supreme Court in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (2007) 127 S. Ct. 2162.