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Relocation of Call Centers in California

April 1, 2023 8:15 amApril 1, 2023 8:20 am

California’s Labor Code, in Division 2, Part 4, Chapter 4, deals with the “relocation of call centers.” Article 2 was added in 2022 by Chapter 752. Section 1409 provides that Article 2 applies to an employer’s relocation of a call...

Gov. Newsom Forced to Repeal California’s anti-LGBT Banned-States Law for 2024 Presidential Campaign

April 1, 2023 8:09 amApril 3, 2023 6:42 pm

In order for California Governor Gavin Newsom to be able to travel the country campaigning for President – without being called a hypocrite – he’s orchestrated the introduction of a new bill to end California’s travel ban to “anti-LGBT law” states....

L.A. County Finally Ends COVID-19 State Of Emergency

April 1, 2023 2:30 amApril 1, 2023 2:31 am

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced Friday that they would be ending the county COVID-19 state of emergency, becoming one of the last in the nation to do so. The state of emergency was in effect since...

San Jose Police Union Director Charged With Opioid, Fentanyl Smuggling Into U.S.

March 31, 2023 5:18 pmMarch 31, 2023 5:18 pm

The U.S. Attorney’s Office has filed a federal criminal complaint against San Jose Police Officers’ Association (SJPOA) executive director Joanne Marian Segovia earlier this week, charging her with allegedly importing synthetic opioids from overseas into the U.S, for distribution. Segovia,...

Federal Court Strikes Down AB 51

March 31, 2023 4:54 pmApril 1, 2023 8:09 am

In 2019, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 51 by then-Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) as Chapter 711. The bill added Government Code Section 12953 and Labor Code Section 432.6. The bill, as enacted, prohibited a person from requiring any applicant for...

SB 244: Right to Repair

March 31, 2023 3:13 pmMarch 31, 2023 3:24 pm

Senate Bill 244 by Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton) would enact the Right to Repair Act. SB 244 would amend and renumber the heading of Chapter 8.6 (commencing with Section 42490) of, and add Chapter 8.6 (commencing with Section 42488) to,...

EPA Approves New CA Zero Emissions Electric Truck Regulation by 2035

March 31, 2023 2:29 pmMarch 31, 2023 3:10 pm

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced their approval of California’s Advanced Clean Trucks regulations on Friday, officially allowing California and six others states to have certain benchmarks for the sales and road use of zero emission trucks and heavy duty...