Sykes resigns from Ohio Civil Rights Commission
Hours before her scheduled Senate confirmation hearing today, Barbara Sykes, resigned as acting chairwoman of the Ohio Civil Rights Commission. Gov. Ted Strickland appointed Sykes in August, but recently said he was disappointed in the Akron Democrat's handling of a proposed maternity leave rule change.
Sykes had pushed legislators for a state law requiring small employers to provide 12 weeks of unpaid maternity leave, opposed by business groups and Republican legislators.
Strickland asked Sykes to spend more time considering the rule change before bringing it to the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review this month. Last week, JCARR asked the Civil Rights Commission to provide a fiscal analysis of the rule's impact next year.
In today's letter, Sykes said her resignation would remove a distraction and allow the commission to protect all Ohioans’ rights:
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at 2:46 PM, December 11, 2007 
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Post a Comment*My support for Strickland went up tenfold because he did not cower to this appointee.
Go Ted!
Typical incompetence by the democrat party! Barbara Sykes should never have been nominated to her position by Ted Strickland.
Sykes is completely out of her depth. Better have your damage control team 'explain' this fiasco, Ted, before the public learns the facts.
I'd really like to say this was a class act, but it feels more like a polite temper tantrum from someone who doesn't work or play well with others.
What a shame.
I guess it's a good thing she didn't win office-- maybe the voters saw something ted didn't
And another unqualified affirmative action hire goes down in flames!
SCOTT GEHRING NEEDS A JOB. MAYBE HIS dEM WIFE AND THE dEM SHE WORKS FOR CAN PUT PRESSURE ON THE dEM GOVERNOR TO HIRE HIM.
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