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Voters Know CA Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Troubles Began Before Pandemic

March 14, 2021 4:03 pmMarch 14, 2021 4:32 pm

A more contrite-sounding California Gov. Gavin Newsom is now acknowledging some of his mistakes in the handling of the coronavirus pandemic, however, he still doesn’t understand that it’s much more than the pandemic snafus that are fueling the RecallGavin2020 movement....

Newsom Can’t Hide Behind a Pandemic

March 14, 2021 3:11 amMarch 14, 2021 9:04 am

In his 2021 State of the State Address, Governor Newsom’s focus, to the exclusion of nearly everything else, was to defend his response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A quick review of the 3,634 word transcript indicates only 20 percent of...

AB 5 Exemption Bill For Seasonal Live Theater Workers Given New Committee Assignment

March 8, 2021 2:52 pm

An Assembly bill that would fracture AB 5 worker classifications by adding an exemption for seasonal live theater workers was assigned to the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee over the weekend. Assembly Bill 1227, authored by Marc Levine (D –...

SEIU Labor Union Challenge to Prop. 22 Rejected

February 3, 2021 3:50 pmFebruary 5, 2021 1:43 pm

Last month, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and several drivers sued to overturn the voters’ approval of Proposition 22 on the November statewide ballot. The electorate passed the measure with almost 60% of the vote. The lawsuit was filed...

Prop. 22 SEIU Lawsuit Should be Rejected by Courts

January 24, 2021 11:12 amJanuary 25, 2021 5:37 pm

With the adoption of Proposition 22 by 58% of California voters on November 3, a new employment designation was created in California law for “app-based drivers.” Prop. 22 was placed on the ballot after Assembly Bill 5 was passed in 2019...

California Supreme Court Rules Dynamex Decision Is Retroactive

January 15, 2021 7:02 amJanuary 15, 2021 7:05 am

On January 14, the California Supreme Court ruled unanimously that its landmark Dynamex decision instituting the “ABC Test” for worker classification is retroactive. The high court wrote, “In concluding that the standard set forth in Dynamex applies retroactively — that...

CA Supreme Court Undermines Independent Worker Test Ruling it Retroactive

January 15, 2021 2:25 amJanuary 16, 2021 10:35 am

On Thursday the California Supreme Court ruled that the “ABC” test for finding independent contractors and workers under the AB 5 law is now to be considered retroactive. Under AB 5, the ABC test, first clarified in the 2018 Dynamex...