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Retraining and Rehabilitation under California’s Labor Code

March 31, 2023 7:18 amMarch 31, 2023 7:25 am

Division 4.7 of the California Labor Code deals with retraining and rehabilitation. Division 4.7 was added in 1971 by Chapter 1506. Section 6200 requires every public agency, its insurance carrier, and the State Department of Rehabilitation (SDR) to jointly formulate...

Did Placer County try to Slip a Sexually Violent Predator into Amador County?

March 31, 2023 3:00 amMarch 31, 2023 3:01 am

Why would a sexually violent predator be ordered to another county for release than his county of domicile? “For too long, the state has been sneaking around trying to release or parole dangerous sexually violent predators (SVPs) and rapists in residential...

The Misanthropic Delusions of California’s Ruling Class

March 31, 2023 2:46 amMarch 31, 2023 2:47 am

Earlier this week I attended an event in downtown Sacramento produced by an industry trade association. One of the highlights of this event was a plenary session where a high ranking state politician addressed the crowd. The participants shall remain...

Bill To End CA’s Anti-LGBT Law Travel Ban To 23 States Introduced In Senate

March 31, 2023 2:30 amApril 1, 2023 7:28 am

A bill to end California’s travel ban to “anti-LGBT law” states was introduced earlier this week. Senate Bill 447, authored by Senator Toni Atkins (D-San Diego), would end California’s ant-LGBT law travel ban to 23 states, including Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas,...

Emerging Healthcare Staffing Apps Face Legal Challenges in California and Across the Nation

March 30, 2023 6:07 pmMarch 30, 2023 6:16 pm

With the proliferation of app technology that can seamlessly link companies to workers and customers, more businesses than ever are reliant on the gig economy. In simple terms, this means that rather than hire full-time permanent employees, companies are outsourcing...

Legislation to Ensure Financial Literacy Education Fails in Senate Committee

March 30, 2023 1:54 pmMarch 30, 2023 2:54 pm

This week, SB 342 was up for a vote in the Senate’s Education Committee. The bill would offer a simple language change to existing law, making it mandatory for California’s Instructional Quality Commission to include financial literacy education in K-12...

A Brief and Unpleasant History of Gov. Newsom’s Record

March 30, 2023 8:04 amApril 1, 2023 7:16 am

California has some very serious problems. While the Golden State has always exuded the West Coast way of life and California hip, these very real problems go back many years, all while elected officials reveled in California cool rather than...