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Families circulate California ballot petitions to hold fentanyl dealers accountable
Signature gathering is underway for a new ballot measure that would make fentanyl dealers accountable for their crimes while saving people from a drug that has become a leading cause of overdose deaths. -
Appeals panel says Twitter not a private enforcer of state 'misinformation' rules, even though user restricted at state's request
A federal court has ruled Twitter and the state of California did not collude to kick a user off Twitter, but rather the social media company's interest in limiting alleged "election misinformation" "aligns" with the state's -
Business groups welcome referendum on fast food labor law; Enough signatures secured to let voters weigh in
A referendum to overturn a California law that aimed to regulate wages and workplace conditions in the fast food industry has received enough signatures to qualify for the November 2024 statewide ballot, the Department of State said -
California’s certified election results show fewer votes for Newsom than 2021 recall
After five weeks of counting, the certified Nov. 8 election results show the number of people voting for California Gov. Gavin Newsom was roughly 1.5 million votes behind the number who voted for him in last year’s recall. -
Attorney General Bonta Demands Center for Covid Control Justify Its Claims Regarding COVID-19 Testing and Collection of Personal Information
Attorney General Bonta Demands Center for Covid Control Justify Its Claims Regarding COVID-19 Testing and Collection of Personal Information. -
State Supreme Court rules redistricting maps must be complete by late December
The California Redistricting Commission is working to prepare new district maps reflecting accurate population distribution by the end of the year, after the California Supreme Court ruled against the commission’s motion to extend the deadline to Jan. 14, 2022. -
Decisive Proposition 22 victory could lead to similar measures in more states
While many poll watchers had expected a razor-thin decision on the Proposition 22 ballot measure exempting gig drivers from California’s AB 5 law, voters delivered overwhelming support for the companies’ push to let their workers stay independent contractors. -
Rent control measure fails to garner voter support; ‘Would have worsened California’s housing crisis’
California voters overwhelmingly rejected a rent control initiative that opponents argued would have exacerbated the state’s housing shortage, delivering it a roughly 20 percentage point defeat as they had when a similar measure was on the ballot two years ago. -
Prop 15 tax hike measure trending toward defeat; ‘If it were to pass, would be devastating for California’s economic recovery’
A measure to dismantle California’s longtime protection against raising property taxes appeared headed for defeat early this week, though many mail-in ballots still need to be processed. -
Common Sense Party sues to get on the ballot in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – The Common Sense Party has sued California, arguing that its requirements for new parties can’t be met during the coronavirus pandemic. -
Uber, Postmates sue over gig economy law, call bill ‘unconstitutional’
LOS ANGELES – Ride-hailing giant Uber and goods courier Postmates together filed a lawsuit against the state of California over its gig economy law Assembly Bill 5, calling the new bill “unconstitutional.” -
Padilla's office says it supports 'woman quota' requirement, will respond to lawsuit over it in court
A lawsuit filed in October by the Pacific Legal Foundation is challenging the state’s requirement by way of SB 826 that publicly traded companies are to have a certain number of women on their boards of directors. The law is the first of its kind in the nation. -
Pacific Legal Foundation hopes to set precedent in lawsuit against state's 'woman quota'
SACRAMENTO – A recent lawsuit filed by the Pacific Legal Foundation is fighting the state’s requirement that publicly traded companies are to have a certain number of women on their boards of directors as ruled in Senate Bill 826. The law is the first of its kind in the country and those who oppose it allege discrimination against men and the patronizing of women. -
NFIB gauging level of support for new ride-hailing initiative that seeks to amend AB 5
SACRAMENTO – A coalition of ride-hailing companies and supporters throughout the industry have submitted a ballot initiative to the California Secretary of State’s Office in an effort to amend Assembly Bill 5, a new law that will make it more complicated for companies to classify gig economy workers as contractors. -
Coalition submits initiation to reform AB 5; CJAC calls it 'further evidence that a legislative solution is needed'
SACRAMENTO – Ride-hailing drivers and supporters led by Uber, Lyft and DoorDash have formed a coalition and recently submitted a ballot initiative to the California Secretary of State’s Office in an effort to undo Assembly Bill 5. -
FBAC exec: Proposed ballot initiative by ride-hailing coalition 'would not mitigate other problems' with AB 5
SACRAMENTO – A coalition of Uber, Lyft and DoorDash drivers last month submitted a ballot initiative to the California Secretary of State’s Office in an effort by ride-hailing companies to undo AB 5, which makes it more difficult for companies to classify gig economy workers as contractors. -
Stanford law expert on independent contractor law: 'There’s inevitably going to be litigation'
SACRAMENTO – A coalition started by Uber, Lyft and DoorDash drivers and supporters last month submitted a ballot initiative to the California Secretary of State’s Office in an effort to undo Assembly Bill 5 – a new law that will make it more difficult for companies to classify gig economy workers as contractors. -
Uber, Lyft, DoorDash team up to fight independent contractor law AB 5
SACRAMENTO – A coalition of ride-hailing companies and supporters led by Uber, Lyft and DoorDash last month submitted a ballot initiative to the California Secretary of State’s Office in an effort to undo Assembly Bill 5, a new law that will make it more difficult for companies to classify gig economy workers as contractors. -
DRINKER BIDDLE REATH LLP: Summary of Key New California Laws for 2019 (and Beyond): What Employers Should Know
Drinker Biddle Reath Llp issued the following announcement on Oct. 16.In 2018, Governor Brown signed several laws impacting California employers. -
Ninth Circuit upholds lower court decision denying injunction of the Voter's Choice Act
SAN FRANCISCO – A panel of judges of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the denial of a request for a preliminary injunction enjoining the California Voter’s Choice Act (VCA).