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New legislation would create specific requirements for California EDD reform
A new bill, SB 58, to mandate specific fraud prevention measures at the Employment Development Department (EDD) has been passed unanimously by two Senate Committees, heralding what proponents hope will be a new era of EDD claimant security. -
Legalized sports betting could be on California's November ballot
Legalizing sports betting in California could be seeking voter approval this November as two state legislators are pushing to add a proposal to the upcoming election's ballot. -
Southern Cal legislator says Crown Act designed to prevent hair discrimination against women
LOS ANGELES – The Crown Act, made famous in the movie “Hair Love,” a California State Senator said is designed to prevent discrimination against women in the work place because of their hair styles, particularly African American women. -
California Republican lawmakers author new bill to repeal AB 5
SACRAMENTO – A group of California Republican lawmakers have authored a new bill to cure problems with Assembly Bill 5, which took effect on Jan. 1 and controversially reclassified independent contractors. -
Expert says states have 'smartly avoided taking any cues from California' regarding internet privacy law
SACRAMENTO – The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) took effect at the turn of the year, reshaping the landscape of internet privacy. Legislators throughout the rest of the country are following closely as a number of states are looking to soon push through similar laws. -
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. -
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. -
Breast-feeding bill's labor code placement could pose PAGA litigation threat to businesses, attorney says
SACRAMENTO – State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-District 11) introduced a bill in January that could help working mothers but harm small businesses. -
Push to expand state consumer privacy law likely is not over, California Manufacturers & Technology Association says
SACRAMENTO – A bill to expand liability under California's soon-to-take-effect consumer privacy law stalled in the state Senate this session, but a manufacturers advocate said recently that no one who is opposed to the legislation should let their guard down. -
Concern remains over pre-litigation subpoena bill in California Senate
SACRAMENTO - John Doherty, president of the Civil Justice Association of California, isn’t willing to leave anything to chance over a bill in the State Assembly that would expand pre-litigation subpoena power. -
Citizens group sees jobs threat in Senate Bill 63
Maryann Marino is among those concerned about the impact “job killing” Senate Bill 63 could have on business across California. -
Senate Bill 33 described as job killer, consumer protection
SACRAMENTO – Senate Bill 33, which would require arbitration of a dispute between a bank and a plaintiff even if a complaint was thought to be without substantive merit, has drawn the ire of state capital lawmakers who predict it would be a job killer. -
State senator defends 'no' vote on California gender pay gap bill
California Sen. Pat Bates (R- Laguna-Nigel) stands by her no vote on the Gender Pay Gap Transparency Act bill that recently passed an approbations committee. -
California arbitration bill heads to General Assembly
Democratic legislators in California are seeking to enact a new rule to allow consumers of financial products to litigate all contractual disputes, even in cases involving valid contracts that hold arbitration provisions both parties have previously given their consent. -
Assembly OKs gender pay bill; senate vote awaits
California’s Gender Pay Gap Transparency Act has been returned to an approbations committee after the California Senate amended the bill to require employers with more than 500 employees to submit pay gap statistics to the secretary of state and publish them on a public website. -
Controversial consumer protection bill is abandoned by sponsor
A senate proposal pushed by state Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) has been declared inactive by the bill sponsor after a major outpouring of opposition to the legislation ultimately threatened the bill’s passage. -
Tustin attorney disbarred for failing to adhere to suspension order
Robert G. Scurrah Jr., a Tustin attorney, was recently disbarred from the practice of law by the State Bar Court of California. -
The Miller Law Firm recovers $1.5M for San Francisco historic landmark
SAN FRANCISCO — The homeowners association for a historic landmark in San Francisco has received $1.5 million settlement following application to the Senate Bill 800 claims process years earlier. -
California Senate bill would create third gender option for state ID
SACRAMENTO — The California State Senate is considering a bill that would create a third gender option on state identification. -
Efforts continue to boot Judge Aaron Persky from the courtroom after Stanford rape case
SANTA CLARA - Efforts to recall a now infamous Santa Clara judge continue while opposition has sprung up against a bill that prevents courts from handing down short sentences like the one Judge Aaron Persky handed down in the Stanford rape case.