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SB 703 – Flexible Work Schedules

February 25, 2023 4:26 pmFebruary 25, 2023 4:47 pm

Senate Bill 703 by Sen. Roger Niello (R-Sacramento) was introduced to offer flexible work schedules in this state. SB 703 would amend Labor Code Section 510 and add Labor Code Section 511.5. Section 1 of the bill would name the new...

SB 399: Employer Communications, Employer Intimidation

February 25, 2023 4:16 pmFebruary 25, 2023 4:21 pm

Senate Bill 399 Senator Aisha Wahab (D-Hayward) was introduced to prohibit an employer from requiring employees to attend an employer-sponsored meeting or participate in any communication regarding employer opinion. SB 399 would add Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 1137) to...

Proposed CA law: ‘Family Caregiver’ Added to Prohibited Discrimination Code

February 25, 2023 8:44 amFebruary 26, 2023 9:53 am

Assembly Bill 524 by Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) was introduced to add family caregiver status to the list of prohibited bases of discrimination in this state. AB 524 would amend Government Code Sections 12920, 12921, 12926, and 12940. AB 524 would...

Garcetti India Gig Hits Yet Another Iceberg

February 25, 2023 2:47 amFebruary 25, 2023 2:48 am

Just days before he was set to testify for a second time in front of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is now facing yet another hold on his nomination as ambassador to India....

AB 647: Grocery Workers

February 24, 2023 12:19 pmFebruary 24, 2023 12:41 pm

Assembly Bill 647 by Assemblyman Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) was introduced to impose requirements on successor entities and grocery workers. AB 647 would amend Labor Code Sections 2504 and 2506, and would add Labor Code Section 2516.1. Section 1 of the bill...

AB 380: Establishes Labor Trafficking Unit

February 24, 2023 12:05 pmFebruary 24, 2023 12:10 pm

Assembly Bill 380 by Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) was introduced to establish a Labor Trafficking Unit. AB 380 would add Labor Code Section 107.1. The bill would establish within the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) the Labor Trafficking Unit...

El Dorado County Board of Supervisors Should Ditch ‘Implicit Bias’ Training

February 24, 2023 9:09 amFebruary 25, 2023 9:44 am

“There is nothing onerous or frightening about implicit bias training,” the Sacramento Bee editorial board claims, critical of the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors for considering doing away with mandatory implicit bias training for all board appointees. The board voted...