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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...

You Would Think Losing $40 Billion Would Be a Resume Killer…

February 28, 2023 4:45 pmFebruary 28, 2023 5:01 pm

Sigh. I wish I could say I was surprised, but President Joe Biden has tapped former California Labor and Workforce Development Agency – which includes the EDD – Secretary Julie Su to become his new Secretary of Labor. While she...

AB 5 Was Repealed and the Legislature Didn’t Create the Problem

February 28, 2023 2:54 pmFebruary 28, 2023 2:55 pm

Did this 2-part headline get your attention? When did the Legislature repeal AB 5? And, how did the Legislature not create the problem? As a self-professed “legislative geek,” I wanted to set the record straight about AB 5 and worker...