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Congress: What Are You Up to, Julie?

December 7, 2023 3:10 pmDecember 7, 2023 3:10 pm

At the end of October, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued an astonishingly overbroad rule as to what constitutes a joint employer. Why does that matter and why would the House Committee on Education and the Workforce send a...

Stores Across California Prepare For ‘Gender Neutral Aisle’ Law Effective January 1

December 7, 2023 12:29 pmDecember 7, 2023 12:32 pm

In less than a month, AB 1084, which requires gender neutral retail departments in stores that offer children’s or childcare items, will go into effect. With fines starting at $250 per violation, and then climbing to as high as $500...

Frequently Asked Questions about the Legislative Counsel’s Digest

December 7, 2023 6:54 amDecember 7, 2023 6:54 am

What is the “Legislative Counsel’s Digest”? According to the Glossary provided by the Office of Legislative Counsel (OLC), the “Digest is prepared by the Legislative Counsel and it summarizes the effect of a proposed bill on current law. It appears...

Same As It Ever Was…Kinda; GOP Debates in Alabama

December 7, 2023 6:42 amDecember 7, 2023 8:29 am

What if you took the vigor of Vivek Ramaswamy, the comfortable direct approach of Chris Christie, the clear administrative skill of Ron DeSantis, and the, um, whatever of Nikki Haley and smooshed them into one Republican candidate? Now that would...

California Lags on COVID Shot Rates; Previously Ahead, Now Behind Nation

December 7, 2023 6:29 amDecember 7, 2023 6:29 am

It seems the word is getting out about the new COVID shot, just maybe not the word the hard core pandemicists want. As of the last Friday, only 10.1% of Californians had opted to get the latest COVID shot unveiled...

2023 Hollywood Strikes Officially Over Following New Contract Ratification By SAG-AFTRA Members

December 7, 2023 2:50 amDecember 7, 2023 2:51 am

The 2023 Hollywood strikes officially ended on Wednesday following the ratification of the new SAG-AFTRA contract that was tentatively agreed upon last month. The SAG-AFTRA strike, which started on July 14th, lasted nearly four months over a total of 118...

Biden Tosses in His Two Percent’s Worth

December 6, 2023 5:54 pmDecember 6, 2023 5:54 pm

The Biden administration has tossed a $3.1 billion lifeline to never ending slow speed train wreck that is California’s LA to SF high speed rail project. “California is delivering on the first 220-mph, electric high-speed rail project in the nation,”...