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California’s Eight Health Entities: What’s the Difference?

September 18, 2020 7:25 amSeptember 18, 2020 7:32 am

California has eight health-related entities: Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Managed Health Care, Department of Health Care Services, Department of Public Health, Office of Health Information Integrity, California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Office of Statewide Health Planning and...

California’s Two Conservation Entities: What’s the Difference?

September 17, 2020 7:31 amSeptember 17, 2020 7:33 am

California has two conservation-related entities: Department of Conservation and the California Conservation Corps. What’s the difference? Department of Conservation Public Resources Code Division 1, Chapter 2, Sections 600 to 690 set forth the Department of Conservation. Chapter 2 was added...

California’s Two Industrial Entities: What’s the Difference?

September 16, 2020 6:47 amSeptember 16, 2020 6:54 am

California has two industrial-related entities: Department of Industrial Relations and the Industrial Welfare Commission. What’s the difference? Department of Industrial Relations Labor Code Division 1 established the Department of Industrial Relations in 1927 in Sections 50 to 176. Chapter 1...

California’s Three Transportation Entities: What’s the Difference?

September 15, 2020 7:02 amSeptember 15, 2020 7:17 am

California has three transportation-related entities: State Transportation Agency, California Department of Transportation, and the California Transportation Commission. What’s the difference? State Transportation Agency Government Code Title 2, Division 3, Part 4.5 established the Transportation Agency. It is contained in Section2...

California Adds New Exception for Use of No-rehire Agreements

September 14, 2020 8:18 pmSeptember 14, 2020 8:19 pm

Assembly Bill 2143, by Assemblyman Mark Stone (D-Monterey), was enacted during the 2020 Legislative Session to expand the number of categories for which no-rehire agreements are allowed. The bill was signed into law by Governor Newsom on September 11 as...

AB 5 ‘Fix:’ New Exemptions Added to California’s Independent Contractor Law

September 14, 2020 2:20 pmSeptember 15, 2020 11:31 am

As many are aware, Assembly Bill 2257, by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on September 4 as Chapter 38. As an urgency measure, the statute took effect immediately. AB 2257 repealed Labor Code Section...

California’s Three Historical Entities: What’s the Difference?

September 14, 2020 9:56 amSeptember 14, 2020 10:02 am

California has three historical-related entities: State Historical Resources Commission, California Historical Records Advisory Board, and State Historical Building Safety Board. What’s the difference? State Historical Resources Commission Public Resources Code Division 5, Chapter 1, Article 2 concerns historical resources. Section...