Recent News About California State Legislature
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A California law that allows individuals to file civil lawsuits against employers to resolve state Labor Code disputes needs to be overhauled this year to end trial-attorney shakedowns of small business and nonprofits, according to a disability services advocate.
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A late addition to the budget could stop a hard-fought opportunity for voters to have their say on a November 2024 ballot measure about the future of fast food in California.
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The U.S. Department of Labor under President Biden is preparing to seek to impose rules nationwide to limit the ability of people to work as independent contractors, mirroring and expanding rules imposed by California through legislation like AB5.
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With the June budget deadline fast approaching, the state needs to fill a $32 billion deficit but precisely what is going to be cut remains to be seen.
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With overdose deaths increasing exponentially in the first months of 2023 – up 40 percent compared to last year – residents are urging state lawmakers to act quickly to address the problem, with Gov. Gavin Newsom bringing a contingent of the National Guard to parts of San Francisco.
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Amid the impact of recent heavy rains and fire season fast approaching, questions persist about where things stand with water storage projects and why the state still hasn’t completed new ones with funding approved by voters almost a decade ago.
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Newsom pledges to spend $1 billion more to address homelessness in California. But critics say the state cannot spend and build its way out of the homelessness epidemic gripping California
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The Civil Justice Association of California (CJAC) has released a new scorecard on legislators’ recent efforts to foster parity and balance in the state’s civil court procedures, by gauging how each one voted on bills involving liability and litigation.
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California lawmakers intend to change the rules for recall elections without a ballot initiative, according to one of the organizers of the Recall Gavin 2020 campaign.
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A legislative director for a taxpayers association says that a California bill regarding property reassessments causes some concerns.
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Lawyer: AB 5 independent contractor law 'settling in'
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Opposing a proposed sales tax on the service industry is among the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)’s top three priorities for the upcoming 2021-2022 legislative session, which begins on Jan. 4 and ends Sept. 10, 2021.
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After an injunction requiring Uber and Lyft to comply with Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) was stayed on appeal, Uber and Lyft asked California’s First Appellate District last week to reverse the order requiring the companies to reclassify drivers as employees rather than independent contractors
