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Employee Consumer Credit Reports

May 7, 2023 2:28 amMay 7, 2023 2:29 am

California’s Labor Code provides for employer use of consumer credit reports. These provisions are contained in Division 2, Part 3, Chapter 3.6, which was added in 2011 by Chapter 724. Labor Code Section 1024.5 prohibits an employer or prospective employer...

The Psychology of Electricity

May 6, 2023 8:51 amMay 6, 2023 9:21 am

Electricity is magic. It is everywhere and can be used by anyone – all you have to do is plug in or flip on and things spring to life. It can do almost anything – heat your home, power your...

Obligations of Employees under the California Labor Code

May 6, 2023 8:46 amMay 6, 2023 8:48 am

The California Labor Code, in Division 3, Chapter 2, Article 3, provides “obligations of employee.” Almost all of these seventeen statutes were enacted by Chapter 90 in 1937. The following are the specified obligations: One who, without consideration, undertakes to...

New Report Shows San Francisco Has Worst Downtown Recovery Rate Of Any Major US, Canadian City

May 6, 2023 2:30 amMay 6, 2023 2:31 am

A new report released on Friday found that San Francisco currently has the worst downtown recovery rate of large cities in the US and Canada, coming in with only 32% recovery of activity before the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the...

Emergency Hospital Loan Bill Designed To Halt Closures Passed In Assembly, Senate

May 5, 2023 2:06 pmMay 5, 2023 2:06 pm

The California Assembly and Senate passed an emergency bill on Thursday to give $150 million loans to struggling hospitals in the state, amid recent reports that as many as 20% of California’s hospitals are at risk of closure and bankruptcy....

IRS Data Reveals California, New York, Illinois Biggest Losers of Residents & their Wealth

May 5, 2023 8:46 amMay 6, 2023 9:20 am

The California exodus to other states is even worse than we realized; the state’s population dropped by more than 500,000 people between April 2020 and July 2022, with the number of residents leaving surpassing those moving in by nearly 700,000,...

Division of Occupational Safety and Health in the Labor Code

May 5, 2023 6:43 amMay 5, 2023 6:56 am

California Labor Code Division 1, Chapter 7.5 is on the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH). Labor Code Section 175 establishes DOSH as the lead agency in providing for public health and safety, as well as worker health and...