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Congress: Don’t Allow Julie Su to Fail Upward

April 18, 2023 3:25 pmApril 18, 2023 3:31 pm

This Thursday, Congress will hold a hearing for President Biden’s nominee for U.S. Secretary of Labor, Julie Su. This controversial candidate has Washington in an uproar as her record serving as the top labor official in California was concerning, at...

Julie Su Stoppers Turn Up the Pressure

April 13, 2023 6:17 amApril 13, 2023 11:44 am

The effort to make sure Julie Su does not become President Biden’s newest cabinet member is ramping up, with at least two opposition groups launching advertising campaigns this week. Su, the former chief of California’s Labor and Workforce Development Agency...

Bill To Require Driverless Trucks To Have A Driver in the Vehicle is Backed by Labor Unions

April 6, 2023 7:56 pmApril 6, 2023 7:59 pm

A bill to require driverless trucks to have a driver in the vehicle moved closer to a crucial Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee this week, but it wasn’t just a safety bill – labor unions are backing the bill in...

US Senator Bill Cassidy Lambasts Julie Su Labor Nomination

March 27, 2023 6:00 pmMarch 27, 2023 6:01 pm

Louisiana Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy took to the U.S. Senate floor Monday evening to lambast President Biden’s Labor Department Secretary nomination of Julie Su, erstwhile chief of California’s preternaturally awful Employment Development Department. “We should ask questions about how Ms....

Legal Analysis: California Court of Appeal Primarily Upholds Prop. 22

March 16, 2023 6:57 amMarch 16, 2023 7:12 am

On March 13, 2023, the California First District Court of Appeal, in Castellanos v. State of California, primarily upheld Proposition 22 on two main grounds. As readers may recall, Prop. 22 was approved by 58% of the voters on the...

Uber, Lyft Drivers Breathe Sigh Of Relief Following Appellate Decision Affirming Prop 22

March 14, 2023 6:23 pmMarch 14, 2023 6:23 pm

A day after the California First District Court of Appeals ruled that rideshare companies such as Uber and Lyft could continue to classify employees as independent contractors, the majority of rideshare drivers across the state continued to breathe a sigh...

State Appelate Court Upholds Prop. 22 Rideshare Independent Contractor Classification Vote

March 13, 2023 8:58 pmMarch 13, 2023 8:58 pm

The California First District Court of Appeals ruled on Monday that rideshare companies such as Uber and Lyft could continue to classify employees as independent contractors, both validating the 2020 Proposition 22 vote, and invalidating the Assembly Bill 5 law...