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U.S. Supreme Court rules against OSHA vaccine mandate for employees
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday reversed an appellate decision and granted a stay of the Biden administration vaccine mandate for workplaces with 100 or more employees. -
U.S. Supreme Court set to review appellate dissolution of vaccine mandate stay
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. -
Courts issue further directive on Biden Administration workplace vaccine mandate
With the Biden administration workplace vaccine mandate halted by a federal appellate court, questions persist about how the case will unfold, given prior attempts by OSHA to issue Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) and whether the mandate is constitutional. -
Supreme Court overturns California requirement on disclosing charitable donor information
In Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of non-profit organizations seeking to preclude the California Attorney General from disclosing donor names. -
U.S. Supreme Court rules against California regulation allowing union access on private agricultural property
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of California agriculture growers in a decision that prohibits some forms of union organizing on private worksites, raising questions about how the case will impact other union recruitment efforts. -
U.S. Supreme Court due to rule on California AG donor disclosure requirements
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to rule on a case involving questions of privacy and anonymity stemming from a lawsuit filed against the California Attorney General for requiring non-profit organizations to disclose donor lists. -
U.S. Supreme Court considers lawsuit over union behavior organizing agricultural workers
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering an appeal filed by attorneys for a strawberry grower in Doris, California, and a packing company in Fresno, challenging a state law that allows union access to private agricultural property to recruit workers into union membership. -
California Supreme Court issues decision on time frame for applying ‘ABC’ worker classification test
The California Supreme Court recently ruled that the “ABC test” arising from its 2018 Dynamex decision applies retroactively to wage order cases, adding another layer of law to review in worker classification litigation. -
Separation of powers lawsuit challenges Newsom executive orders
A lawsuit filed on behalf of two central California establishments argues that Gov. Gavin Newsom has overreached with his Blueprint for Reopening plan and should be prevented from restricting how businesses operate due to the state’s separation of powers doctrine. -
Issues of equity, economic recovery set to be addressed in new legislative session; 'Marshall plan' solution needed, expert says
The first week of California’s new legislative session should provide a glimpse of pandemic recovery policy that will strive to balance mitigation of the COVID-19 public health crisis with improved coordination to address economic difficulties. -
Citing First Amendment, federal judge overrules California DMV in favor of custom vanity plates
A recent ruling brought forth by U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar of the Northern District of California has concluded the Californian Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) violated the first amendment rights of vanity license plate applicants after refusing requests it deemed “offensive to good taste and decency." -
California lawyer says Gov. Newsom's minority, LGBTQ quota law is 'unconstitutional'
Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed a bill that makes it illegal to not have at least one minority or LGBTQ board member in all California publicly traded corporations. -
New lawsuit is challenging state DMV's censorship of personalized license plates
The Pacific Legal Foundation is legally challenging the California Department of Motor Vehicles personalized license plate program on behalf of five California residents, including Chris Ogilvie, on First Amendment grounds. -
Attorney says changing bill language to protect the rights of journalists is step in right direction
SACRAMENTO – Statements by lawmakers saying they will alter language in a new law so that freelance journalists don’t lose their jobs an attorney representing journalists and photographers in a lawsuit called a good move. -
American Society of Journalists and Authors sue state over AB 5 limitations for freelancers
SACRAMENTO – The Pacific Legal Foundation, on behalf of two groups representing freelance journalists, filed a suit against the state of California over its new labor law, Assembly Bill 5, which sets limits on the definition of independent contractors. -
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. -
Homeowner balks at new Oakland renter protections
A recent Oakland law is making it difficult for homeowners to move back to their properties without reimbursing their tenants for no-fault eviction. -
California Supreme Court Denies Drakes Bay petition, case returns to Coastal Commission
SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court denied a petition this week by a shellfish farm challenging the authority of the Coastal Commission and its ability to provide a fair hearing. -
Cattlemen's petition against California Department of Fish and Wildlife in discovery phase
SAN DIEGO — California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials have responded to a suit filed by the Pacific Legal Foundation accusing the government of being derelict in its protection of 233 animals found on the state’s endangered-species list by insisting it lacks sufficient information to either confirm or deny the allegations.