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California Colleges and Public Schools Ordering More Vaccine Mandates Than Most Other States

September 24, 2021 8:55 amSeptember 24, 2021 10:20 am

Public Universities and community colleges across California have mandated COVID vaccines for staff and students in order to attend or teach classes. In August, the California Department of Public Health issued a public health order requiring all school staff to either...

San Francisco Landlords File Lawsuit Against City Over Ordinance Allowing Unpaid Rent Forgiveness

September 23, 2021 4:00 pmSeptember 23, 2021 4:01 pm

Two San Francisco landlord groups filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the city, challenging a city relief aimed at dismissing certain rent debt. According to the lawsuit filed in the San Francisco Superior Court, the San Francisco Apartment Association and...

First-in-the-Nation Warehouse Worker Quotas under Assembly Bill 701

September 23, 2021 6:33 amSeptember 23, 2021 6:42 am

On September 22, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 701 by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego). which is a first-in-the-nation measure concerning warehouse workers and quotas. Section One of the bill contains five legislative findings and declarations, including...

Applying Dynamex Retroactively Is Fundamentally Unfair

September 22, 2021 4:05 pmSeptember 22, 2021 5:07 pm

With this week’s federal appellate court decision, we can clearly see the fundamental unfairness of the retroactive application of the California Supreme Court’s Dynamex decision on classifying workers as employees or independent contractors. On Monday, September 20, the U.S. Court...

Tragic Murder Highlights Broken Criminal Justice System

September 22, 2021 12:09 pmSeptember 22, 2021 12:26 pm

Kate Tibbitts can’t make this plea to you. She can’t cast a vote or call a legislator or sign a petition for change. She can’t install a security system or add another deadbolt to her Sacramento home. Kate Tibbitts is...

Ventura Airgas Employees Break Free from Unwanted Teamsters Labor Union

September 20, 2021 4:42 pmSeptember 21, 2021 6:41 am

Ventura Airgas employees have successfully broken free from the unwanted Teamsters labor union following a significant litigation process involving the National Labor Relations Board and the National Right to Work Foundation. The employees at the Airgas Ventura, CA location were...

California’s War on Bacon Has Tempers Sizzling in Farming States

September 20, 2021 12:39 pmSeptember 22, 2021 3:58 pm

From the first state in the nation to offer prison inmates an all-vegan menu, California voters passed a ballot measure in 2018 mandating more living space for veal calves, cows and pigs, and banned the confinement of egg-laying hens in...