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Looking Towards Suspense File Voting

May 11, 2023 6:27 amMay 11, 2023 6:38 am

Of the 2,661 bills introduced during the 2023 California Legislative Session, there are 1,770 Assembly Bills and 891 Senate Bills. Of those, just over 74% are keyed “fiscal” by the Office of Legislative Counsel. This means that if all of...

California Did NOT Default on its Federal Unemployment Debt

May 11, 2023 5:00 amMay 11, 2023 7:54 am

While Governor Newsom and the legislature’s decision to foist the re-payment of a federal debt caused by the laughably destructive EDD onto the backs of California businesses remains unconscionable, recent reports that the state is “defaulting” on the debt are...

California Employment Verification Systems

May 11, 2023 3:31 amMay 11, 2023 3:32 am

Labor Code Division 3, Chapter 2, Article 2.5 was added in 2011 by Chapter 691. Article 2.5 is titled “Electronic Employment Verification Systems.” Labor Code Section 2811 is known as the Employment Acceleration Act of 2011. Section 2812 provides that...

Julie Su Ordered Staff to Obstruct Immigration Agents

May 10, 2023 7:13 pmMay 10, 2023 9:18 pm

When she was California’s Labor Commissioner, Julie Su directed department staff to not cooperate with federal immigration agents if they appeared at any commission office looking for illegal aliens. Su’s 2017 memo also strongly implies that Commission employees should actively...

Is Public Policy Driven by People or Profit?

May 10, 2023 7:18 amMay 10, 2023 9:01 am

Throughout the Biden Administration’s tenure, our nation has witnessed prominent influence by external charitable groups which did not publicly disclose their donors, or those they substantially funded. By influencing the media, legislature and the general public, these controversial “nonprofits” appear...

Political Affiliations under the California Labor Code

May 10, 2023 2:30 amMay 10, 2023 2:31 am

California Labor Code Division 2, Part 3, Chapter 5 regulates political affiliations. Chapter 5 was added in 1937 by Chapter 90. Labor Code Section 1101 prohibits employers from making, adopting, or enforcing any rule, regulation, or policy (a) Forbidding or preventing...

California’s New Department of Hate for Snitches, Tattletales and Grievance Hustlers

May 9, 2023 4:38 pmMay 9, 2023 4:43 pm

What constitutes hate speech? According to the United Nations, “hate speech refers to offensive discourse targeting a group or an individual based on inherent characteristics (such as race, religion or gender) and that may threaten social peace.” The UN also...