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California Wealth Tax Proposed in Constitutional Amendment

March 23, 2021 11:23 amMarch 26, 2021 6:48 am

On March 22, Assembly Members Alex Lee, Wendy Carrillo, Lorena Gonzalez, Miguel Santiago, Ash Kalra, Luz Rivas, and Mark Stone introduced Assembly Constitutional Amendment 8 to propose a wealth tax to be placed before the voters. Officially, ACA 8 is...

Reporting to be Required for ‘Platform Companies’ Under SB 388

March 23, 2021 10:13 amMarch 26, 2021 6:50 am

On March 22, State Senator Henry Stern amended his Senate Bill 388 to address content management by platform companies. The bill would add Section 1798.138 to the Civil Code. Section One of the bill would state the intent of the...

SB 335: Workers’ Compensation Payment Penalties

March 22, 2021 10:47 amMarch 22, 2021 10:59 am

On March 10, 2021, State Senator David Cortese (D-Santa Clara) amended his Senate Bill 335 related to workers’ compensation payment penalties. The bill previously made non-substantive changes to Section 5814. This bill would amend Sections 3212.86, 3212.87, 3212.88, 3761, and...

Will Federal Paycheck Protection Program Tax Conformity Ever Happen in California?

March 20, 2021 4:30 pmMarch 21, 2021 10:57 am

On February 17, Assembly Bill 80 was gutted and amended to be a budget trailer bill as part of the proposed “early action” package and Assemblywoman Autumn Burke (D-Marina del Rey) was made the author of the bill. AB 80...

New ‘Worker Metrics’ Bill Creates ‘Social Compact’ with California Workers

March 20, 2021 8:54 amMarch 20, 2021 8:55 am

On March 18, Assemblyman Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) amended his Assembly Bill 1192 to create a worker metrics program. The bill would add Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1415) to Part 4 of Division 2 of the Labor Code. Section...

New Climate Change Disclosures Target ‘Commercial Development of Fossil Fuels’

March 20, 2021 8:36 amMarch 20, 2021 8:38 am

On March 18, Assembly members Jesse Gabriel (D-Woodland Hills) and Steve Bennett (D-Santa Barbara) amended their Assembly Bill 766 dealing with corporate disclosures of climate change information. The bill would add Section 38537 to the Health and Safety Code. The bill...

AB 247 Would Provide Immunity from Civil Liability to Small Business and Nonprofits

March 19, 2021 12:55 pmMarch 19, 2021 1:01 pm

Assemblyman James Ramos (D-Highland) amended his Assembly Bill 247 to add and repeal Section 1714.28 of the Civil Code. The bill would provide immunity from civil liability to small business and nonprofit organizations during the COVID-19 emergency. Section One would provide...