Northern California Record

Thursday, February 20, 2020

Latest News

Study: Private rights of action deemed non-consumer friendly

By Chris Adams | Aug 15, 2019

WASHINGTON – A new study by an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce finds that private rights of action are not effective.

Watchdog: State's business climate 'even worse' than what's reflected in CNBC business poll

By Kayla Elder | Aug 15, 2019

SACRAMENTO – CNBC's ranking of California at 32 of the best and worst states for business in its annual poll is spot-on, says the president of a legal and political watchdog in the state.

Business group suing over PAGA carve-out for union labor hopes to reform law for all professions

By Colin Froment | Aug 8, 2019

SUNLAND – California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) has unnecessarily burdened businesses with expensive litigation over minor labor infractions, prompting the California Business and Industrial Alliance (CABIA) to move for reforming the 15-year-old law.

ADA lawsuits one of biggest legal threats facing small businesses, watchdog says

By Zeta Cross | Aug 8, 2019

SACRAMENTO – Regional Director Maryann Marino of California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse believes that one of the biggest legal threats facing small business owners is unwarranted Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuits, and the California Small Business Association agrees.

Reforms needed in Private Attorneys General Act - watchdog calls it a 'threat' to employers

By Colin Froment | Aug 1, 2019

SACRAMENTO – California Citizens Against Law Abuse (CALA) Executive Director Ken Barnes says the Private Attorneys General Act is the "biggest threat" facing employers in California.

Assembly votes to make civil damages awards system more fair, end discrimination of minority groups

By Carrie Bradon | Jul 27, 2019

SACRAMENTO – On July 1, Senate Bill 41 was approved by the California State Assembly, promising to rid the civil damages awards system of discrimination.

CCALA pleased with passing of bill that closed Citizens' Privacy Act loophole

By Robert Hadley | Jul 20, 2019

SACRAMENTO – A round of fixes to a hastily drafted consumer protection bill that became law last year can’t come soon enough, according to Ken Barnes, the executive director of California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (CCALA).