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Interstate Compacts in California Law

March 2, 2023 6:44 amMarch 2, 2023 6:47 am

Interstate compacts are generally defined as bodies of law on a specific issue that, taking the form of a written agreement, that sign onto the compact, usually as a condition of being a party to the compact. The following are...

What Is the 2024 Statewide Ballot Looking Like for Measures?

March 1, 2023 10:00 amMarch 1, 2023 10:01 am

It might feel like we just finished the November general election, where 20 State Senate seats, 80 State Assembly seats, 9 constitutional offices, and 52 U.S. House seats, among others, were voted on by the California electorate. There were also...

Gift Certificates in California

March 1, 2023 7:04 amMarch 1, 2023 7:07 am

California law governs the use of gift certificates in this state. Civil Code Division 3, Part 4, Title 1.4A contains Sections 1749.45 to 1749.6 and is entitled “Gift Certificates.” Title 1.4A was added by Chapter 933 in 1996. Section 1749.45...

Did Gov. Newsom Really End CA’s COVID-19 State of Emergency?

March 1, 2023 2:55 amMarch 2, 2023 8:15 am

Not a moment too soon… Gov. Newsom finally ends California’s COVID-19 State of Emergency. Or did he? In a press announcement Tuesday Feb. 28, 2023, he issued a proclamation terminating the state’s COVID-19 State of Emergency, as previously announced in October. Whew....

Gov. Newsom Ends Statewide COVID-19 State Of Emergency

February 28, 2023 4:58 pmFebruary 28, 2023 4:58 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom officially ended California’s COVID-19 state of emergency on Tuesday, shutting down a nearly three-year-old order that had temporarily given the Governor broader authorities and more power during the COVID-19 pandemic. Begun in March 2020, the State of...

You Would Think Losing $40 Billion Would Be a Resume Killer…

February 28, 2023 4:45 pmFebruary 28, 2023 5:01 pm

Sigh. I wish I could say I was surprised, but President Joe Biden has tapped former California Labor and Workforce Development Agency – which includes the EDD – Secretary Julie Su to become his new Secretary of Labor. While she...

AB 5 Was Repealed and the Legislature Didn’t Create the Problem

February 28, 2023 2:54 pmFebruary 28, 2023 2:55 pm

Did this 2-part headline get your attention? When did the Legislature repeal AB 5? And, how did the Legislature not create the problem? As a self-professed “legislative geek,” I wanted to set the record straight about AB 5 and worker...