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Gov. Newsom Signs Bill That Pushes Non-Presidential Year Primaries Back To June

September 21, 2020 5:12 pmSeptember 21, 2020 5:15 pm

During the weekend, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that will move all non-presidential year primaries back to June. Senate Bill 970, authored by Senator Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana), would specifically change the primary date to the first...

AB 685 – Employer Notices of COVID-19 Exposures

September 21, 2020 6:45 amSeptember 21, 2020 6:59 am

On September 17, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 685 by Assemblywoman Eloise Gómez Reyes (D-Grand Terrace) into law as Chapter 84, to require public agencies to notify employees if they’ve potentially been exposed to COVID-19 at the worksite. The...

Workers’ Compensation in the Time of COVID-19

September 20, 2020 8:02 amSeptember 20, 2020 8:12 am

On September 17, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1159 , by Senator Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo), into law as Chapter 85. Under the new law, employers face stricter requirements to report workplace Covid-19 cases to health authorities, and employees...

SB 1383 – Expanding California’s Family Rights Act

September 19, 2020 7:51 amSeptember 21, 2020 1:59 pm

On September 17, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1383, by Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara), into law as Chapter 86. The bill to expand protected-family leave, amended Government Code Section 12945.2, added Section 12945.2, and amended Section 12945.6. Section...

Gov. Newsom Signs Family Leave Extension Bill

September 18, 2020 2:08 pm

On Thursday, Governor Gavin Newson signed into law a bill that would expand protected-family leave for those in small businesses to 12 months a year for companies with 5 employees or more. SB 1383 and family paid time off Senate...

New Poll Shows 47% Of Californians Against Prop. 16, 22% Undecided

September 18, 2020 7:03 amSeptember 18, 2020 7:32 am

On Thursday, a new Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) poll found that a near majority of voters plan to vote against Proposition 16, the ballot measure to reverse 1996’s Proposition 209 and reinstate affirmative action in California. 47% of...

Bill That Removes Loan Penalties From Retirement Plans Signed By Gov. Newsom

September 15, 2020 5:18 pm

During the weekend, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that would align a part of state tax law to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, removing all penalties from loans off of employer-sponsored retirement plans. Assembly Bill...