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SB 343 Addresses Recycling Symbols

October 6, 2021 2:45 amOctober 6, 2021 6:19 am

October 5, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 343 by Sen. Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica), related to recycling symbols. Section One of the bill amends Section 17580 of the Business and Professions Code dealing with supporting documentation...

SB 336: Notice of COVID State and Local Guidance

October 5, 2021 10:05 amOctober 5, 2021 10:48 am

On October 4, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 336 by Sen. Rosilicie Ochoa-Bogh (R-Rancho Cucamonga). SB 336 adds and repeals Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 120120) of Part 1 of Division 105 of the Health and...

AB 1561 Makes Important Changes to California’s ABC Test for Independent Contractors

September 30, 2021 7:28 pmSeptember 30, 2021 8:02 pm

On September 30, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 1561 (Labor and Employment Committee), which amends four provisions of AB 2257 (Gonzalez, 2020 Session), which is California’s law on the proper classification of independent contractors and the...

AB 1023 Allows Labor Commissioner to Impose a Penalty on a Contractor on a Public Works Project for Failing to Furnish Payroll Records

September 28, 2021 7:44 pmSeptember 28, 2021 5:26 pm

On September 27, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 1023 by Assemblyman Health Flora (R-Ripon), related to contractors’ records. The bill amends Section 1771.4 of the Labor Code to first define the term “monthly,” which means that...

AB 643 Requires Schools holding Career Fairs to Notify Apprenticeship Programs

September 28, 2021 6:13 pmSeptember 28, 2021 5:15 pm

On September 27, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 643 by Assemblyman James Ramos (D-Highland), dealing with apprenticeship programs and college and career fairs. Section One of the bill sets forth seven legislative findings and declarations that...

SB 572 Authorizes Labor Commissioner Enforcement of Wage Liens With Property Lien

September 28, 2021 3:30 pmSeptember 28, 2021 2:33 pm

On September 27, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 572 by Sen. Robert Hertzberg (D-Los Angeles), dealing with enforcement of wage liens against employers. The bill adds Section 90.8 to the Labor Code as an alternative to...

SB 646 Creates PAGA Exemption for Unionized Janitors

September 28, 2021 2:01 pmSeptember 28, 2021 2:03 pm

On September 27, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 646 by Sen. Robert Hertzberg (D-Los Angeles), to provide another narrow exemption from California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) statute. Section One of the bill adds Section 2699.8...