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Federal Rule Barring Non-Compete Narrows Gap Between California and Rest of U.S.

May 14, 2024 2:55 amMay 13, 2024 3:55 pm

California employers have contended with the state’s prohibition on post-termination non-compete agreements for more than 150 years, and they may now have a thing or two to teach the rest of the country. The Federal Trade Commission adopted a rule...

Frequently Asked Questions about the California Constitution Article XII

May 14, 2024 2:30 amMay 14, 2024 2:31 am

How many sections does Article 12 have? This article contains nine sections. What does Article 12 relate to? It relates to public utilities. Who composes the Public Utilities Commission? Section 1 provides for the Public Utilities Commission that consists of...

LA Prosecutors Decline to File Charges Against Leakers of City Council Racist Recording

May 13, 2024 7:10 pmMay 13, 2024 7:10 pm

Los Angeles County prosecutors just refused to file charges against the two L.A. County Federation of Labor workers who recorded and released audio where several L.A. City Councilmembers could be heard making racist remarks, sending it instead to the LA...

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra Dressing Up His Real Record With Designs on Run for CA Governor

May 13, 2024 3:36 pmMay 14, 2024 12:41 pm

The 2024 Annual Report of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund was released May 6th. Before your eyes glaze over, this report gives us the current financial...

California Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Proposed Tax Initiative

May 13, 2024 11:46 am

In December of 2023 I reported on an effort by Governor Gavin Newsom and state Democrats to prevent a ballot initiative from ever seeing the light of day. That initiative officially known as the “Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Initiative,”...

The Greenberg Brief: Holding Out Hope for Prop. 47’s Survival

May 13, 2024 2:45 amMay 14, 2024 6:21 am

It’s now 10 years since the passage of the Safe Neighborhoods & Schools Act. How could voters not have been in favor of it back then? Well, we can now blame the deceptive ballot measure name in hindsight, as it...

Frequently Asked Questions about California Constitution Article XIV

May 13, 2024 2:30 amMay 13, 2024 2:31 am

How many sections does Article 14 have? This article contains five sections. What does Article 14 relate to? It relates to labor relations. Is the minimum wage provided by the Legislature? Section 1 states that the Legislature may provide for...