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Corporate Pay Data Disclosure Requirements

October 3, 2020 7:33 amOctober 8, 2020 9:01 am

The Legislature passed and Governor Newsom signed SB 973 by Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) on September 30 as Chapter 363. The bill amended Section 12930 and added Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 12999) to Part 2.8 of Division 3...

Gov. Newsom Vetoes High School Ethnic Studies Class Requirement Bill

October 2, 2020 6:08 pmOctober 2, 2020 6:09 pm

On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have added an ethnic studies class requirement to graduate from high school in California. AB 331 vetoed, AB 1460 approved Assembly Bill 331, authored by Assemblyman Jose Medina (D-Riverside), would...

Los Angeles Ordered To Pay NRA $150,000 Over First Amendment Ordinance Violation

October 2, 2020 2:42 pmOctober 2, 2020 3:51 pm

On Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Wilson ordered the City of Los Angeles to pay the National Rifle Association (NRA) close to $150,000 over a 2019 ruling on a city ordinance aimed at negatively affecting some city workers who...

2020 General Election Preview: 8th Congressional District

October 2, 2020 10:21 amOctober 2, 2020 7:21 am

The 8th Congressional District: The largest House district by area and the thinnest spread in terms of populations, California’s 8th Congressional District stretches from the Nevada border near Carson City and the Great Basin, going south all the way down...

Court Opens Up Big Prop.13 Loophole for ‘Public Franchise Fees’

October 2, 2020 7:07 amOctober 7, 2020 7:49 pm

Two recent court cases have created a contested loophole in property-tax related Propositions 13, 26 and 218 which would cause a legal and actual tax earthquake in California. Cities have already started to impose legally unhinged toll booth-like charges, called...

Governor’s Vetoed Labor and Employment Bills 2020

October 2, 2020 6:48 amOctober 2, 2020 6:40 am

As he finished considering over 400 bills sent to his desk, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a number of key labor and employment bills from the 2020 Legislative Session. These included the following measures: AB 1066 (Gonzalez) This bill would have...

Gov. Newsom Vetoes Mandatory Rehiring Of Laid-Off Workers After Reopenings

October 2, 2020 2:26 amOctober 1, 2020 6:56 pm

In a surprise decision, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill on Wednesday that would have made employers rehire any laid-off employees first when they decide to hire again post-reopening. AB 3216 vetoed despite months of amendments, union endorsements Assembly Bill...