The California Legislature includes in its Joint Rules a listing of deadlines for the first and second years of its 2-year Legislative Session. These deadlines are contained in Joint Rule 61. JR 61 specifies that “the deadlines set forth in...
Governor Gavin Newsom continues to blame evil oil companies for the high costs of gas and diesel in California, as well as blaming the petroleum industry for imposing a “mystery surcharge” on the state. The real culprits are the state’s...
California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s war on parents scored a victory earlier this month when a judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Chino Valley Unified School District’s policy requiring parents to be notified if their child starts switching...
In the California Legislature, there are a number of different types of committees in the two houses. Not all committees are alike. There are five types: standing; subcommittees of standing committees; select; special; and, joint. We are most familiar with...
A bill to raise the fast food minimum wage to $20 an hour in California was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom Thursday, with the new wage change to take effect in January 2024. Assembly Bill 1228, authored by...
The Los Angeles Unified School District refused to lift its COVID vaccine mandate, even after the state’s COVID emergency order was lifted last February 2023. LAUSD consequently faced lawsuits over the vaccine mandate as some district employees were left on...
The California Labor Code, in Division 2, Part 2, Chapter 1, provides for general working hours in this state for employees. Chapter 1 was enacted in 1937 by Chapter 90. Labor Code Section 500 defines the following terms: “workday,” “day,”...