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Billionaires Spending $50M on ‘Republican Voters Against Trump’ Campaign

March 13, 2024 8:36 amMarch 13, 2024 9:33 am

I received an email Tuesday from a group calling itself “Republican Voters Against Trump,” just as former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden clinched their parties’ presidential nominations. If times were sane, this might be seen as frivolous or silly....

Professional Strikebreakers under the California Labor Code

March 13, 2024 2:45 amMarch 13, 2024 2:46 am

The use of “professional strikebreakers” is prohibited in the State of California. The law addressing professional strikebreakers is contained in Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Part 3 of Division 2 of the California Labor Code. Section 1130 sets forth...

Gov. Newsom Denies Parole Of Murderer Who Killed Teenager In SF In 2004

March 12, 2024 12:51 pmMarch 13, 2024 9:20 am

Governor Gavin Newsom reversed the state Parole Board’s decision of paroling Royce Miller, a murder convicted of killing a San Francisco high school student in 2004, during the weekend, sending him back to prison until his next parole board review...

Payment of Wages for Special Occupations in the Labor Code

March 12, 2024 2:55 amMarch 12, 2024 2:56 am

California’s Labor Code, in Division 2, Part 1, Chapter 1, Article 3, contains rules for the payment of wages for special occupations. Article 3 was added in 1945 by Chapter 628. Section 270 prohibits a person, agent, or officer who...

Not So Free-lance: Fed Rule Takes Effect Today

March 11, 2024 4:13 pmMarch 11, 2024 4:13 pm

Are you a freelancer or a gig worker or an independent contractor now? You might not be tomorrow. Today, a new Department of Labor – under the leadership of Acting Secretary Julie Su – rule governing how a freelancer is...

Klamath River: And The Award Goes To…

March 11, 2024 3:44 pmNovember 18, 2024 12:26 am

The first annual “River of Death” award goes to the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (‘KRRC’) and its CEO Mark Bransom. Let’s face it, it really takes a lot to kill-off an entire aquatic ecosystem, and in the process, contaminate the Klamath River to...

Wither Gas Bans?

March 11, 2024 12:04 pmMarch 11, 2024 12:05 pm

In January, a trio of judges from the Ninth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals struck down the city of Berkeley’s natural gas hook-up ban. Now, Berkeley has a ticking clock running on deciding if they will appeal the decision to...