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California Legislature Rejects Asm. Kiley’s Effort to Suspend Harmful Economic Impacts of AB 5

February 27, 2020 2:25 pmFebruary 28, 2020 3:03 pm

Independent contracting allows workers freedom and control of how and when they work. Many said under AB 5, their liberty and freedom has been taken away. Thursday morning, the the California Assembly rejected a motion by Assemblyman Kevin Kiley...

Freelance Journalists’ Request for Temporary Restraining Order on AB 5 Denied by Federal Judge

January 7, 2020 3:31 pmJanuary 8, 2020 2:18 pm

U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez denied two freelancers’ temporary restraining order request challenging Assembly Bill 5, despite their claims that the new law will prevent them from making a living at freelancing. The judge said they waited too long after...

Federal Court Temporarily Stops Dialysis Premium Law From Going Into Effect

January 2, 2020 3:33 pm

AB 290, the new dialysis law that would curtail dialysis providers from making a profit when insurance premiums are covered by a third party, has been temporarily halted by an injunction granted by a federal court. A battle over dialysis...

Federal Judge Temporarilly Exempts Truck Drivers From AB 5

January 1, 2020 12:37 pmJanuary 10, 2020 7:28 pm

Trucking, one of the main independent contractor sectors falling under AB 5, was temporarily given an exemption to the new law on Tuesday at the U.S. District Court in San Diego. AB 5 may be unconstitutional The trucking industry was...

Trump Administration Tries to Throw Out California Car Emissions Lawsuit

December 4, 2019 2:21 amDecember 5, 2019 11:12 am

In court documents made public on Tuesday, the U.S. Justice Department, on behalf of President Donald Trump, requested that a federal judge throw out California’s car emission lawsuit. In September the Environmental Protections Agency revoked California’s higher car emission standards,...

Federal Judge Ruling Will Allow Some Of the Over 8,000 People Seeking Asylum In Tijuana Into The United States

November 21, 2019 6:05 amNovember 26, 2019 11:25 am

Many of the over 8,000 people waiting at the Tijuana-San Ysidro border may now be given asylum according to a ruling on Tuesday. In July the Trump Administration put an asylum ban into effect, denying people seeking asylum who had...

Gov. Newsom Named in Federal Lawsuit Targeting New Statewide Rent Control Law

October 18, 2019 9:05 amOctober 19, 2019 7:36 am

The California Legislature passed and Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed into law Assembly Bill 1482 to impose statewide rent control by capping rent increases. Assembly Bill 1482 by Assemblyman David Chiu (D-San Francisco), prohibits California landlords from raising rent...