BILL NUMBER:  AB 1562
  VETOED	DATE: 10/11/2009




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 1562 without my signature.

Existing state and federal law protects employees from termination
due to a single wage garnishment.  This bill would prohibit an
employer from terminating an employee because garnishment of the
employee's wages has been threatened or the employee's wages have
been subjected to garnishment for the payment of five or fewer
judgments at any one time.

This bill is similar to legislation I vetoed last year.  While this
measure is potentially less burdensome than last year's bill, this
measure would still require California employers to engage in
additional time-consuming, costly administrative processes.

For these reasons, I am unable to sign this bill.

Sincerely,



Arnold Schwarzenegger