Mealey's (January 11, 2017, 3:33 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Two California corporations may proceed with their claim that the sole purpose of “carve-outs” included in a California wage bill was to garner union support in violation of the U.S. Constitution’s equal protection clause, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Dec. 20 (Fowler Packing Company, Inc., et al. v. David M. Lanier, et al., No. 16-16236, 9th Cir.; 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 22627)....