We reported yesterday on a bill drafting mistake in Virginia (scroll down or click here) that "resurrected a Virginia law granting workers Sundays off." Today the Post reports:
RICHMOND, July 7 -- Virginia Gov. Mark R. Warner (D) said Wednesday that he is likely to call lawmakers back for a special session, perhaps as early as Tuesday, to undo legislation that mistakenly granted employees the right to demand time off on the weekend. * * *Posted by Marcia Oddi at July 8, 2004 11:33 AMWarner, who had resisted the idea of a special session since the discovery of the mistake last week, relented under continuing pressure from lawmakers and business leaders, who said the state's modern economy could suffer if large numbers of employees began demanding weekends off. * * *
Legislative lawyers, Warner administration officials and lawyers for the attorney general all missed the mistake after the bill passed the legislature. Warner then signed it. It was caught by a young lawyer for a private firm late last month after business leaders asked him to look into the issue.