BILL NUMBER:  AB 2340
  VETOED	DATE: 09/25/2010




To Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 2340 without my signature.

This bill would prohibit an employer from discharging, disciplining,
or in any way discriminating against an employee for inquiring about,
requesting, or taking up to three days of unpaid bereavement leave
upon the death of a spouse, child, parent, sibling, grandparent,
grandchild, or domestic partner.  The bill would allow an employee
who believes he or she has been discharged, disciplined, or
discriminated against to file a complaint with the Division of Labor
Standards Enforcement or bring a civil action in court.

This bill is nearly identical to Senate Bill 549 (Corbett, 2007),
which I vetoed.  While well-intended, the choice of whether or not to
offer unpaid bereavement leave should be left to the employer.
Further, this bill would impose new and somewhat ambiguous burdens on
businesses as well as subjecting them to new threats of litigation
over California-specific employment laws.  During this challenging
economic period, I am unwilling to add new burdens on them and
subject them to new grounds for lawsuits.

For these reasons.  I am returning this bill without my signature.

Sincerely,



Arnold Schwarzenegger