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The Role of the Cal-OSHA Appeals Board

April 30, 2023 9:50 amApril 30, 2023 9:54 am

California Labor Code Division 1, Chapter 6.5 provides for the Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board (Cal-OSHA Appeals Board), which was added in 1973 by Chapter 993. Labor Code Section 148 provides within the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) the...

Why is California’s Air Board Using Chinese Research to Ban Diesel Trucks?

April 29, 2023 1:06 pmMay 1, 2023 9:53 am

“The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced on Friday that the sale of all new diesel big rig trucks and buses will be banned in the state starting in 2036, coming in a year after a similar new gas-powered car...

Republicans at a Crossroads on Abortion

April 29, 2023 9:06 amApril 29, 2023 9:26 am

For the longest time, the issue of Social Security was considered the “Third Rail” of politics. Touch it in any way—even if common sense adjustments were your call, and it all but guaranteed electrocution at the polls. And that still...

Globe Quiz on California Political and Elections Laws

April 29, 2023 6:57 amApril 29, 2023 7:00 am

This quiz is to test your knowledge about California’s political and election laws. Like federal judgeships, California appellate court justices serve lifetime appointments. Trial court and appellate court judges are all appointed by the Governor and then subject to confirmation...

The Role of the Media is to Hold Power Accountable

April 28, 2023 12:02 pmApril 28, 2023 12:02 pm

We recently learned President Joe Biden had a cheat sheet with a prewritten question from a journalist at Wednesday’s press conference. “A photographer caught a picture of the cheat sheet as the president held a press conference alongside South Korean...

Kiley Takes Fight Against Julie Su to House Floor

April 28, 2023 11:53 amApril 28, 2023 12:35 pm

Though the vote whether or not to confirm Julie Su as the next Secretary of Labor will happen in the Senate, a half-dozen Representatives took to the House floor this morning to urge their senatorial colleagues to vote against Su...

Investigations of Employees in California

April 28, 2023 7:06 amApril 28, 2023 7:12 am

California’s Labor Code contains provisions related to investigations of employees in Division 3, Chapter 2, Article 6, which was added by Chapter 1252 in 1978. Labor Code Section 2930 provides that any employer who disciplines or discharges an employee on...