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More on Statutory Exemptions from California’s Administrative Procedure Act

May 20, 2023 7:11 amMay 20, 2023 7:18 am

I have written in the past about the Legislature unfortunately creating statutory exemptions from California’s Administrative Procedure Act (APA), which governs the rulemaking activities of California’s more than 200 executive branch agencies, departments, boards, and commissions. A fundamental purpose of...

Contracts Against Public Policy in the Labor Code

May 20, 2023 5:45 amMay 20, 2023 5:46 am

Labor Code Division 2, Part 3, Chapter 1 deals with “contracts against public policy.” Section 920 defines the term “promise” to mean a promise, undertaking, contract, or agreement, whether written or oral, express or implied. Section 921 provides that every...

Newsom v. DeSantis Rivalry Peaks Again Over Disney Cancelling $1 Billion Project In Florida

May 19, 2023 1:02 pmMay 19, 2023 1:02 pm

The rivalry between California Governor Gavin Newsom and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis reached a new peak on Thursday following the announcement by Disney that they would be cancelling their $1 billion Lake Nona development in Florida. This halts the move...

Seasonal Labor Laws in California

May 19, 2023 5:33 amMay 19, 2023 5:38 am

Labor Code Division 2, Part 1, Chapter 1, Article 2 concerns “seasonal labor.” Section 250 defines the term “seasonal labor” to mean all labor performed by any person hired in California to perform services outside of the state for a...

Bill To Create School Zone Camera Pilot Program In Six Cities Goes Before Assembly Appropriations Committee

May 18, 2023 12:18 pmMay 18, 2023 12:18 pm

A bill to create a pilot program to install cameras in school zones and high accident areas in six major cities across California was heard in the Assembly Appropriations Committee Thursday following passage last month in two other Committees. Assembly...

Harebrained Study Behind Gov. Newsom Blaming Fossil Fuel Companies for California Wildfires

May 18, 2023 8:20 amMay 21, 2023 11:22 am

Earlier this week, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a $60-million plan to build a special “fish” channel to allow salmon and steelhead, sturgeon and lamprey to swim around a dam on the Yuba River. More on that later. Newsom also blurted...

Why Windfarms Off California’s Coast are a Bonanza for Oil Companies

May 17, 2023 3:50 pmMay 17, 2023 4:57 pm

Last week, senior White House climate advisor John Podesta revealed President Biden had pledged his support for a controversial natural gas pipeline project proposed by Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia. When environmental groups swiftly reacted in opposition, Podesta explained...