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Tesla Files Complaint with OAL Against Department of Fair Employment and Housing Over Lawsuit Issues

June 7, 2022 1:53 pm

Electric vehicle and clean energy company Tesla filed a complaint with the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) on Tuesday against the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) over rushed filings of lawsuits, using “underground regulations,” and for...

Judicial Review of Regulations Under California’s Administrative Procedure Act

October 31, 2021 2:13 amOctober 30, 2021 10:00 pm

The regulations that are promulgated each year by California’s more than 200 rulemaking bodies can be reviewed by the judicial branch of state government to determine whether the rulemaking complied with the state’s Administrative Procedure Act (APA). When the judiciary...

Underground Regulations and California’s Administrative Procedure Act

October 28, 2021 2:15 amOctober 28, 2021 6:44 am

The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) is charged with ensuring that agency and department regulations are “clear, necessary, legally valid, and available to the public.” OAL is responsible for reviewing proposed regulations by California’s more than 200 state agencies and...

Per-Minute Electric Car Billing to be Banned in California

December 26, 2019 2:50 pmDecember 27, 2019 10:56 am

After years of complaints of electric car charging stations billing by the minute and running up costs, California’s Office of Administrative Law (OAL) has announced that new rules prohibiting the practice will commence on January 1st. Per minute charging and...