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CJAC president on independent contractor bill: 'Many industries and professions remain unaddressed'
SACRAMENTO – California legislators passed Assembly Bill 5, which limits businesses’ ability to designate certain employees as independent contractors in the state, on Tuesday and is the bill is now awaiting the approval of Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Employee rights group supports bill to end arbitration, and other measures expanding workers' ability to sue
WOODLAND HILLS – The California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA) supports passage of Assembly Bill 51, which would ban employers from requiring arbitration in employment contracts.
Business group suing over PAGA carve-out for union labor hopes to reform law for all professions
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.