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Is It the Labor Commissioner or the DLSE?

March 25, 2023 7:31 amMarch 25, 2023 7:35 am

California’s Labor Code, in Division 1, Chapter 4, provides for the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE). Labor Code Section 79 established the DLSE in the Department of Industrial Relations. The DLSE is under the direction of an executive officer...

Secretary Su? Say It Ain’t So

March 24, 2023 3:58 pmMarch 24, 2023 3:59 pm

Erstwhile California labor secretary and Employment Development Department chief Julie Su will face a bumpy road in her quest to become the nation’s next Secretary of Labor. President Biden nominated Su at the end of February when former Secretary Marty...

Gov. Newsom Signs Flight Attendant Rest Break Bill Into Law

March 24, 2023 12:53 pmMarch 24, 2023 12:53 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a rare mid-session bill into law on Thursday, legally allowing flight attendants to have the right to negotiate meal and rest break benefits while complying with both state and federal law. Senate Bill 41, authored by...

Combining Legislative Findings and Intent Statements

March 24, 2023 10:38 amMarch 24, 2023 10:39 am

In reviewing legislation in the California Legislature over the past few years, as well as a number of California appellate court decisions, I definitely have a preferred approach to setting forth legislative findings, declarations, and intent in legislation. In that...

AB 1516: Minimum Wage

March 24, 2023 9:31 amMarch 24, 2023 9:47 am

Assembly Bill 1516 by Assemblyman Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) would add Labor Code Section 1182.14 in order to require the Labor and Workforce Development Agency to convene, until July 1, 2024, a working group consisting of representatives from the Labor Commissioner’s...

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and the Pajaro Flood

March 24, 2023 6:25 amMarch 26, 2023 8:06 am

If you want to see a microcosm of Leftist government and communities that vote for Leftists, look no further than Pajaro, California, where a levee break two weeks ago forced hundreds of families to evacuate their homes in the middle of the...

California EDD Deemed ‘Non-Responsive’ by Congressional Committee

March 24, 2023 2:45 amMarch 24, 2023 6:19 am

A person in a coma is considered to be non-responsive. Unironically, also considered to be non-responsive is California’s Employment Development Department (EDD) when it comes to answering Congressional questions. The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability – which is looking...