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Court upholds Wolf order organizing home health care workers

Los Angeles Times: Pennsylvania's highest court ruled Tuesday that Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf did not exceed his authority when he set up a process to give some union rights to home-based workers who care for elderly and disabled people.

The state Supreme Court , divided 5-2 along party lines, ruled that Wolf's 2015 executive order formalized a voluntary system to obtain information and discuss issues and did not impinge on the Legislature's prerogative.

"Critically, the entire process set forth in the order is voluntary, nonbinding, nonexclusive and unenforceable," wrote Justice Debra Todd for the majority. Todd, a Democrat, said the order "merely formalizes what the governor and executive officials could have done without an executive order."

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