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Child Care Workers Can Now Unionize With Passage Of AB 378

October 1, 2019 7:02 pm

Assembly Bill 378 was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in Sacramento Monday, giving child care workers in California the right to unionize. Authored by Assemblywoman Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara), AB 378 specifically allows self-employed child care workers to unionize. According...

San Francisco’s Proposition C Loses Juul As Its Largest Supporter

October 1, 2019 1:28 pm

Juul Labs, the largest e-cigarette and vaping company in the country that controls over 70% of the U.S. market, has ended its $19 million dollar campaign in support of Proposition C, the ballot initiative to overturn San Francisco’s vaping ban....

How AB 5 Is Already Affecting The Gig Economy

October 1, 2019 12:27 pmOctober 1, 2019 12:27 pm

Earlier this month, the Globe took a look at AB 5 and how it could ruin the gig economy. Lawmakers like Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) said this would not happen. They specifically pointed out that by listing those people as...

Tesla Found Guilty In Labor Law Case Over Treatment Of Staff At Fremont Plant

September 30, 2019 3:34 pmOctober 1, 2019 12:22 pm

Electric car maker Tesla, the only car manufacturer in California, has been found guilty of mistreatment of staff and suppressing labor unions by a California state administrative law judge. Judge Amita Tracy found that Tesla, its CEO Elon Musk, and...

NCAA Student Athletes Can Get Paid Under New California Law

September 30, 2019 1:49 pmOctober 1, 2019 6:42 am

Senate Bill 206, which allows NCAA student athletes to be paid when their image is used, has been signed into law. Governor Gavin Newsom signed the bill into law early Monday morning in front of numerous past and present professional...

RECAP: SB 543, Making Pedicab Drinking Restrictions Permanent

September 28, 2019 9:35 amSeptember 30, 2019 10:20 am

Drinking alcohol while on pedicabs or other pedaled vehicles is now permanently illegal. What is it? Senate Bill 543. The bill makes the current temporary ban on drinking alcohol in pedicabs permanent. The previous law was due to expire...

RECAP: SB 192, The Bill That Makes It Legal Not To Help Police Officers Asking For Assistance

September 27, 2019 3:11 pmSeptember 27, 2019 3:11 pm

If a police officer asks assistance in apprehending a suspect in California, citizens will no longer have to acquiesce. What is it? Senate Bill 192. SB 192 removes the ‘Posse comitatus’ sections from the Penal Code. Originally added in 1872,...