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California PAGA filings continue to soar amid initiative effort to repeal labor law
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claims in California have shot up 34.5% from 2022 to 2023, reaching a record 7,826 PAGA notices last year, according to a new tally of both PAGA and class-action filings by the Ogletree Deakins law firm. -
CA emissions reporting rules illegal try to let CA regulate emissions worldwide, lawsuit says
A new lawsuit from the U.S. and California chambers of commerce and other business advocates says new California laws forcing businesses to report "climate" emissions violates both the First Amendment and Clean Air Act. -
'Chilling speech of employers in their own business': Pro-union legislation bogs down in Assembly amid criticism
The legislation would bar employers from speaking with their workers about union organizing efforts, and give trial lawyers new powers to sue employers accused of violating the new law for potentially big money damages -
Rehiring challenges persist for California companies despite numerous job offers to former staff
Airline catering company Flying Food Group (FFG) is the latest California-based hospitality group to be targeted by state lawmakers trying to enforce a union-backed bill which affects the rehiring process in the hospitality industry. The Labor Commissioner's Office of California has recently accused Flying Food Group of violating Senate Bill 93, citing the company over $1.2 million for not promptly rehiring 21 workers who were laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic when the company expanded its operations and started hiring again, as mandated by law. -
'Better than imports:' Oil producers say CAL Supreme Court correct to strike down local drilling bans, allow essential continued local production
A California Supreme Court ruling says counties can't shut down oil and gas drilling. Activists vowed to continue fighting to hinder local oil and gas extraction, which the industry said is misguided, will leave U.S. more dependent on foreign, dirtier energy sources -
New bill that would make it harder to advance voter referendums runs counter to California's democracy, critics say
With proposed state legislation nearing a crucial June deadline, another bill to change the system of direct democracy in California remains under discussion in Sacramento -
PAGA petition secures 25% of signatures needed to qualify for November election
The executive committee of Californians for Fair Pay and Accountability is well on its way to getting its Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) initiative qualified for the 2022 ballot -
California Chamber of Commerce: We want to 'end shakedown of businesses' based on Prop 65, acrylamide claims
A federal judge has denied a request to stay the enforcement of a preliminary injunction that temporarily bans Proposition 65 lawsuits requiring cancer warning labels -
Judge blocks Prop 65 lawsuits over acrylamide, citing 'unresolved scientific debate'
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has blocked lawyers from suing companies under California’s Proposition 65 over the presence of acrylamide in food, saying it is far from settled science the naturally occurring chemical causes cancer in humans. -
Challenge to coffee-causes-cancer label to continue, possibly resolve dozens of lawsuits against businesses
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A California federal court has refused to throw out a lawsuit that challenges the state’s coffee-causes-cancer label. -
District attorneys have authority to represent all of California, court rules
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – District attorneys in California can pursue lawsuits in the names of residents outside of their counties, the California Supreme Court has ruled. -
Coffee-causes-cancer lawsuits threaten to pile up as CalChamber fights Prop 65
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – California’s Chamber of Commerce is asking a federal judge to keep alive its lawsuit challenging a coffee-causes-cancer label that, if missing, subjects its members to lawsuits and statutory penalties. -
CalChamber adjusts argument against coffee-causes-cancer lawsuits
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – The California Chamber of Commerce is taking another shot to protect businesses in the state from facing lawsuits over Proposition 65, the state law that requires cancer warnings about hundreds of chemicals – specifically one found in coffee. -
PAGA lawsuits targeting Pasadena immigrant and minority-owned business
Small immigrant and minority-owned businesses have been the targets of Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) lawsuits in the Pasadena area, according to Paul Little, president of the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce. -
New trade agreement USMCA beneficial for California business
The new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is expected to benefit the country’s economy and expand opportunities for California businesses. -
California AG defends cancer label on acrylamide as state Chamber of Commerce challenges
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the California Chamber of Commerce alleging the state's Proposition 65, which requires consumer cancer warnings about exposure to acrylamide and other carcinogens, violates the First Amendment. -
Attorney with California Employment Law Counsel predicts ruling that blocked anti-arbitration legislation will be appealed to 9th Circuit
SACRAMENTO – A U.S. district judge has temporarily blocked a new anti-arbitration bill before it was set to go into effect on Jan. 1, but a legal battle is likely to continue. -
California Chamber of Commerce challenges state's cancer warning label requirement for acrylamide
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – The California Chamber of Commerce is legally challenging the state's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment's (OEHHA) requirement to provide cancer warnings to consumers about exposure to acrylamide per California's Proposition 65. -
CALA supports CalChamber's lawsuit against attorney general in Prop. 65 acrylamide warning requirement
SACRAMENTO – The California Chamber of Commerce filed a lawsuit earlier this month against California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to end the requirement for Proposition 65 warnings on acrylamide in food and beverages. -
Small business leader says group is concerned about CCPA, but is 'trying to correct it to make it work'
SACRAMENTO – All eyes are on the groundbreaking California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) set to enact Jan. 1, and businesses and legislators alike are making last-ditch efforts to amend the law due to concerns of what impact the bill may have on small businesses in particular.