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Ithaca council creates special committee to study wrongful discharge and labor protections
Summary
The Ithaca Common Council voted 9–1 on Feb. 4 to create a five‑member special committee to study wrongful discharge and local labor protections, directing the city attorney to prepare legal and fiscal analyses and setting a schedule for public forums and committee meetings.
The Ithaca Common Council voted 9–1 on Feb. 4 to establish a five‑member special committee to examine wrongful discharge and other local labor protections and, if legally feasible, develop draft legislation for future council consideration.
The measure, moved by the mayor and adopted after floor debate, directs the city manager to ask the city attorney for an assessment of legal feasibility, administrative requirements, fiscal implications and preemption risk within 90 days. The resolution sets the committee to meet at 6 p.m. on the fourth…
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