As the legislature works to address rising retail theft across the state, a new measure would address the ongoing problem while also providing solutions to prevent repeat offenses.
With committee hearings now underway for proposed bills in the 2022 legislative session, questions persist about what could ultimately become law in an election year.
The war in Ukraine and resulting ban on Russian oil imports has prompted renewed efforts to stem surging gas prices, with state lawmakers urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to suspend gas taxes and to bring oil to Californians from already existing wells in Kern County instead of foreign countries.
An amicus brief by the California Business and Industrial Alliance (CABIA) has been distributed to the U.S. Supreme Court prior to oral arguments later this month in Viking v. Moriana, a case involving the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA).
The California Supreme Court has been asked to review a lower court ruling that held the University of California at Berkeley failed to adequately account for the overall impact of adding 3,000 additional students for the 2022-23 school year.
With single-payer health care legislation failing to garner enough support to be voted on last week, it’s raising questions about how the measure – which had Democratic support but industry opposition – may factor in this year’s elections.
A Northern District of California judge recently dismissed an ADA case against the parent company of a Comfort Inn & Suites located near the San Francisco International Airport.
A lawsuit filed recently by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) and 12 district attorneys alleges Walmart has violated the state's environmental laws and regulations for the disposal of hazardous waste products.
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to decide whether to uphold the recent Sixth Circuit ruling that overturned the previously issued stay on the federal vaccine mandate for businesses with more than 100 employees.
As organized theft rings have continued a violent crime wave on California businesses and consumers in recent weeks, policymakers and industry leaders are calling for a cohesive response to find solutions to the problem.
California has been named the nation’s top Judicial Hellhole, up two slots from last year, in the 20th annual ranking from the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA).
Attorney General Bonta Announces $40 Million Settlement Against ‘Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli’s Vyera Pharmaceuticals for Illegal Monopoly of Life-Saving Drug.
