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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...

Grenell, Essayli and DeMaio Call on Secretary of State Weber to Speed Up Election Results

March 11, 2024 2:55 amMarch 11, 2024 2:56 am

The California 2024 Primary Election was 7 days ago – last Tuesday March 5, 2024. Most states have already posted election results. There are a lot of Californians who remember election results were provided not long after the polls closed...

Gov. Newsom Bulldozing Californians with Draconian Climate Change and Electrification

March 11, 2024 2:45 amMarch 12, 2024 6:29 am

In March, 2023 the California Assembly jammed SBX1-2, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Gas Tax, through an expedited hearing, pretending that was enough exposure to the public, and debated the bill and voted on it. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Gas Tax created a new...

California’s Organ Donation Leave Program

March 11, 2024 2:30 amMarch 11, 2024 2:31 am

Labor Code Division 2, Part 5.5 provides an employee leave program. Part 5.5 was added in 2010 by Chapter 646. Section 1508 names the law the Michelle Maykin Memorial Donation Protection Act. Section 1509 defines the terms “employee,” “employee benefits,”...