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AB 380: Establishes Labor Trafficking Unit

February 24, 2023 12:05 pmFebruary 24, 2023 12:10 pm

Assembly Bill 380 by Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) was introduced to establish a Labor Trafficking Unit. AB 380 would add Labor Code Section 107.1. The bill would establish within the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) the Labor Trafficking Unit...

El Dorado County Board of Supervisors Should Ditch ‘Implicit Bias’ Training

February 24, 2023 9:09 amFebruary 25, 2023 9:44 am

“There is nothing onerous or frightening about implicit bias training,” the Sacramento Bee editorial board claims, critical of the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors for considering doing away with mandatory implicit bias training for all board appointees. The board voted...

High Costs and Lost Jobs: Lawsuit Abuse Continues to Hurt California

February 24, 2023 7:34 amFebruary 24, 2023 9:10 am

California is far too expensive for many of its residents, and abuse of the legal system is increasingly playing a role in driving businesses out of the state. In recent years, California has seen a dramatic increase in filings for...

Is There More Detailed Spot Bill Language in Digests?

February 24, 2023 7:19 amFebruary 24, 2023 7:23 am

In reviewing the hundreds of new bill introductions for the 2023 California Legislative Session, I came across several “spot bills” (i.e., those lacking substantive law changes) that serve as placeholders. In almost all spot bills, the Legislative Counsel’s Digest states...

SB 581: Third Party Litigation Funding

February 24, 2023 7:01 amFebruary 24, 2023 7:09 am

On February 15, Senate Bill 581 by Sen. Anna Caballero (D-Merced) was introduced related to litigation financing by third parties. SB 581 would add Title 1.6C.18 (commencing with Section 1788.310) to Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code....

The Value of Explanations in Bill Plus Sections

February 23, 2023 8:54 amFebruary 23, 2023 9:01 am

In reviewing the more than 2,600 bills introduced in the 2023 Legislative Session, I have come across a number of bill sections that could benefit from additional explanation. What I mean by that is that some sections at the end...

San Francisco to Consider Backtracking on Boycott of Conservative States

February 23, 2023 2:45 amFebruary 23, 2023 2:46 am

The cultural divide in America appears to have heightened in recent years with so-called Red and Blue states at loggerheads over many of the social issues debated in legislatures across the nation and prominently featured in the media almost daily....