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Legislation Addresses Unlawfully Obtained Data Accessed During the Commission of a Crime

April 13, 2021 11:11 amApril 13, 2021 11:17 am

On April 12, Assemblyman Ed Chau (D-Monterey Park) amended his Assembly Bill AB 1391 to address the problem of unlawfully obtained data. The bill would add Section 1724 to the Civil Code. This bill previously dealt with “compromised data.” AB...

Wildfire Provisions of ‘Budget Bill Junior’

April 9, 2021 10:42 amApril 9, 2021 10:50 am

By Chris Micheli On April 8, Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) amended his Assembly Bill 79 to be authored by the Committee on Budget to amend the Budget Act of 2020 and the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee amended...

New Budget Trailer Bill Requires the Rehiring of Displaced Workers

April 8, 2021 6:40 pmApril 8, 2021 7:07 pm

On April 8, the Assembly Budget Committee amended Assembly Bill 84 into a new bill to require the rehiring of certain displaced workers. This bill would, until December 31, 2024, require an employer to offer its laid-off employees specified information...

In Defense of AB 5

April 7, 2021 2:30 amApril 6, 2021 7:00 pm

While I am not a fan of California’s approach to the classification of workers in this state, I feel an obligation to correct the misunderstanding that continues to be perpetuated about AB 5 and its impact on independent contractors. AB...

Thoughts on Lobbying During the Pandemic

April 6, 2021 6:32 amApril 6, 2021 6:42 am

With the California Legislature in full swing for its 2021 Session, legislative advocacy continues, but in some different ways. There are far more similarities than differences in lobbying during the pandemic. The biggest difference obviously is the lack of in-person...

Formation of a Federation of California Worker Cooperatives under AB 1319

April 1, 2021 11:30 amApril 3, 2021 7:46 am

On March 25, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez amended her Assembly Bill 1319 to create The Cooperative Economy Act. The bill would add Division 6 (commencing with Section 10000) to the Labor Code. Division 6 would be titled “The Cooperative Economy Act”...

Millionaire’s Tax Bill Would Create Additional Tax on CA Millionaires

March 26, 2021 7:29 amMarch 26, 2021 7:39 am

On March 24, Assembly Members Miguel Santiago, Lorena Gonzalez, Ash Kalra, Alex Lee, Wendy Carrillo, Reggie Jones-Sawyer, and Buffy Wicks amended Assembly Bill 1253 to create an additional tax on millionaires. The bill would add Section 17044 to the Revenue...