California Attorney General Reports October 10, 2000 (Opinion No. (2000))

BILL LOCKYER Attorney General ROBERT L. MUKAI Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE RICHARD K. RAINEY, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following question: Did the recent amendment of Labor Code section 96, which requires the Labor Commissioner to take assignments of claims for loss of wages as the result of demotion, suspension, or discharge from employment for lawful