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SB 279: Rulemaking Process on ‘Major Regulation’

March 26, 2023 5:51 pmMarch 26, 2023 5:57 pm

Senate Bill 279 by Sen. Roger Niello (R-Sacramento) proposes to make changes to the public comment process during executive branch administrative agency rulemaking proceedings. SB 279 would amend Government Code Section 11346.3 that is part of California’s Administrative Procedure Act (APA)...

The Weight of COVID

March 26, 2023 9:09 amMarch 27, 2023 6:22 am

It turns out that around the world, around the nation, and in California itself the severity of the impact of catching COVID was not equally distributed and, like most other diseases, it struck certain groups harder than others. In COVID’s...

AB 657: California Candy Tax

March 26, 2023 8:19 amMarch 26, 2023 8:29 am

Assembly Bill 657 by Assemblyman Corey Jackson (D-Riverside) was amended to impose a candy tax in California. The tax of $0.05 on the distribution of candy in California would be allocated to the Mental Health Services Fund. AB 657 would add...

California’s WARN Act Requirements

March 26, 2023 7:59 amMarch 26, 2023 8:04 am

California’s Labor Code, in Division 2, Part 4, Chapter 4, Article 1 contains the “General Cal/WARN Requirements.” Article 1 was added in 2022 by Chapter 752. Section 1400 names the Chapter the “California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act” or “Cal/WARN...

Secretary Su? Say It Ain’t So

March 24, 2023 3:58 pmMarch 24, 2023 3:59 pm

Erstwhile California labor secretary and Employment Development Department chief Julie Su will face a bumpy road in her quest to become the nation’s next Secretary of Labor. President Biden nominated Su at the end of February when former Secretary Marty...

Combining Legislative Findings and Intent Statements

March 24, 2023 10:38 amMarch 24, 2023 10:39 am

In reviewing legislation in the California Legislature over the past few years, as well as a number of California appellate court decisions, I definitely have a preferred approach to setting forth legislative findings, declarations, and intent in legislation. In that...

California EDD Deemed ‘Non-Responsive’ by Congressional Committee

March 24, 2023 2:45 amMarch 24, 2023 6:19 am

A person in a coma is considered to be non-responsive. Unironically, also considered to be non-responsive is California’s Employment Development Department (EDD) when it comes to answering Congressional questions. The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability – which is looking...