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Cannabis Cartel: Weeding out Local Farmers

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

As of December 2022, Santa Rosa-based Sonoma Lab Works has officially closed their doors. Just before Christmas, employees were laid off with virtually no notice. According to Green Market Report, “the lab’s owner, businessman Darius Anderson, could not immediately be...

Employee Inventions in California

May 8, 2023 2:30 amMay 8, 2023 2:31 am

In Division 3, Chapter 2, Article 3.5, California’s Labor Code has provisions related to inventions made by an employee. Article 3.5 was added by Chapter 1001 in 1979. Labor Code Section 2870 specifies that any provision in an employment agreement...

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....