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LA Public Health Chief Barbara Ferrer Grilled in Court for On-Going ‘Twitter Files’ Censorship Scandal’

May 9, 2023 3:30 amMay 9, 2023 5:42 pm

Last Wednesday, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health chief Barbara Ferrer was in a conference room with her two tax-payer funded lawyers for her deposition in the Alliance of Los Angeles County Parents lawsuit filed against the county over numerous...

San Francisco Reparations Plan Installs a ‘Neo-Apartheid System’

May 8, 2023 3:37 pmMay 12, 2023 9:10 am

The San Francisco reparations committee has admitted that their recommendation of a one time payment of $5 million per black resident has no mathematical basis. In March, the Globe spoke with local San Francisco resident Richie Greenberg for in-depth analysis....

Lawsuit Challenges Public Access to LAUSD Employee Orientations

May 8, 2023 12:40 pmMay 8, 2023 12:50 pm

A lawsuit filed on Monday alleges that a California statute, Government Code § 3556, violates the First Amendment by denying the general public access to the dates, times and locations of new government employee orientations – all the while furnishing...

Reparations Task Force Votes To Approve Cost Recommendations of $800 Billion

May 8, 2023 12:35 pmMay 8, 2023 12:35 pm

The Reparations Task Force formally approved new recommendations on reparations during the weekend in Oakland, okaying an apology, financial compensation, and several state program changes. According to the approved recommendations, an apology is to be issued by the state that...

Cannabis Cartel: Weeding out Local Farmers

May 8, 2023 8:46 amMay 8, 2023 8:48 am

As of December 2022, Santa Rosa-based Sonoma Lab Works has officially closed their doors. Just before Christmas, employees were laid off with virtually no notice. According to Green Market Report, “the lab’s owner, businessman Darius Anderson, could not immediately be...

Employee Inventions in California

May 8, 2023 2:30 amMay 8, 2023 2:31 am

In Division 3, Chapter 2, Article 3.5, California’s Labor Code has provisions related to inventions made by an employee. Article 3.5 was added by Chapter 1001 in 1979. Labor Code Section 2870 specifies that any provision in an employment agreement...

Employee Consumer Credit Reports

May 7, 2023 2:28 amMay 7, 2023 2:29 am

California’s Labor Code provides for employer use of consumer credit reports. These provisions are contained in Division 2, Part 3, Chapter 3.6, which was added in 2011 by Chapter 724. Labor Code Section 1024.5 prohibits an employer or prospective employer...