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AB 1424: Cannabis Delivery Employees

March 2, 2023 2:58 pmMarch 2, 2023 3:03 pm

Assembly Bill 1424 (Jones-Sawyer) was introduced to address occupational safety and health issues involving cannabis delivery employees. AB 1424 would amend Labor Section 6311. This bill would prohibit a cannabis delivery employee from being laid off, discharged, or subject to...

Interstate Compacts in California Law

March 2, 2023 6:44 amMarch 2, 2023 6:47 am

Interstate compacts are generally defined as bodies of law on a specific issue that, taking the form of a written agreement, that sign onto the compact, usually as a condition of being a party to the compact. The following are...

What Is the 2024 Statewide Ballot Looking Like for Measures?

March 1, 2023 10:00 amMarch 1, 2023 10:01 am

It might feel like we just finished the November general election, where 20 State Senate seats, 80 State Assembly seats, 9 constitutional offices, and 52 U.S. House seats, among others, were voted on by the California electorate. There were also...

Gift Certificates in California

March 1, 2023 7:04 amMarch 1, 2023 7:07 am

California law governs the use of gift certificates in this state. Civil Code Division 3, Part 4, Title 1.4A contains Sections 1749.45 to 1749.6 and is entitled “Gift Certificates.” Title 1.4A was added by Chapter 933 in 1996. Section 1749.45...

AB 5 Was Repealed and the Legislature Didn’t Create the Problem

February 28, 2023 2:54 pmFebruary 28, 2023 2:55 pm

Did this 2-part headline get your attention? When did the Legislature repeal AB 5? And, how did the Legislature not create the problem? As a self-professed “legislative geek,” I wanted to set the record straight about AB 5 and worker...

ACA 9 Would Make California Superintendent of Public Instruction Appointed

February 28, 2023 2:45 amFebruary 28, 2023 2:46 am

Assembly Constitutional Amendment 9 by Assemblyman Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) was introduced on February 27 and would make the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) a gubernatorial appointee, rather than a statewide elected office. ACA 3 proposes to amend, repeal, and add...

AB 1076: Noncompete Clauses

February 27, 2023 8:05 amFebruary 27, 2023 8:06 am

Assembly Bill 1076 by Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) was introduced to prohibit noncompete agreements in California. AB 1076 would amend Business and Professions Code Section 16600 and codify existing case law, Edwards v. Arthur Andersen LLP (2008) 44 Cal.4th 937, related...