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AB 5 Exemption Bill For Seasonal Live Theater Workers Given New Committee Assignment

March 8, 2021 2:52 pm

An Assembly bill that would fracture AB 5 worker classifications by adding an exemption for seasonal live theater workers was assigned to the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee over the weekend. Assembly Bill 1227, authored by Marc Levine (D –...

‘We’re Coming to a Point of Reckoning’ With CA Utility Bills Skyrocketing

March 8, 2021 11:33 amMarch 9, 2021 6:39 am

Last week the Globe met with energy expert Jesus Arredondo and discussed the recent California Public Utilities Commission meeting that centered around themes and concepts raised in the CPUC White Paper, Utility Costs and Affordability of the Grid of the Future...

RecallGavin2020 Campaign Celebrates 1,950,000 Signatures With Rally

March 8, 2021 2:18 amMarch 10, 2021 8:29 am

The grassroots campaign to recall California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Sunday that they have successfully collected 1,950,000 million signatures, with 1.6 million of those signatures collected entirely by volunteers. “Every county in California without exception has participated in the process...

Amended Cal-OSHA Regulation Exemption Bill

March 4, 2021 2:26 pmMarch 4, 2021 2:27 pm

On March 3, Senator Connie Leyva (D-Chino) amended her Senate Bill 410 to exempt certain Cal-OSHA regulations from a regulatory impact assessment. The bill would amend Labor Code Section 142.4. Existing law provides that Occupational safety and health standards and...

Bill to Create Exemption from Private Attorneys General Act of 2004

March 4, 2021 7:26 amMarch 4, 2021 11:41 am

Assemblyman Heath Flora (R-Ripon) introduced Assembly Bill 385 to create an exemption from the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA). This bill would amend Section 2699 of the Labor Code. The bill would prohibit an aggrieved employee from maintaining...

New Bill to Allow Flexible Work Schedules

March 4, 2021 7:11 amMarch 4, 2021 11:40 am

Assemblyman Randy Voepel (R-Santee) introduced Assembly Bill 230 to allow flexible work schedules in California. The bill would amend Section 510 of and add Section 511.5 to the Labor Code. Section One of the bill would title the measure the...

New Bill Proposes Restaurant Tax Credit

March 4, 2021 6:50 amMarch 4, 2021 11:46 am

Assemblywoman Laurie Davies (R-Laguna Niguel) introduced Assembly Bill 259 to enact a tax credit for restaurants. The bill would add and repeal Section 23632 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. As a tax levy, the bill would take effect upon...