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Tag: Lorena Gonzalez

Gov. Newsom Signs Family Leave Extension Bill

September 18, 2020   2:08 pm
On Thursday, Governor Gavin Newson signed into law a bill that would expand protected-family leave for those in small businesses to 12 months a year for companies with 5 employees or more. SB 1383 and family paid time off Senate...
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Bill That Would Limit Tear Gas, Rubber Bullet Use By Police Fails In Senate

September 2, 2020   3:04 pm
On Tuesday, a bill that would have banned the use of tear gas, rubber bullets, and other “less lethal” projectiles such as bean bags by the police to be used on crowds died in the Senate when time ran out...
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Blanca E. Rubio

‘Save Local Journalism Act’ Bill Passes Assembly, Heads To Governor

September 1, 2020   6:08 amAugust 31, 2020   8:20 pm
On Monday, a bill that would exempt the newspaper industry from AB 5 for one year passed an Assembly floor vote 67-4, making the bill only a Governor’s signature away from becoming law. AB 323 passes in the Assembly, awaits...
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Local Journalism Protection Bill Passes in Senate Committee

August 21, 2020   2:57 pmAugust 22, 2020   4:55 am
On Thursday, a bill that would exempt the newspaper industry from AB 5 for another 2 years passed the Senate Appropriations Committee 7-0. Assembly Bill 5 by former labor leader Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), has significantly limited Californians’ ability to...
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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra

Uber, Lyft Ordered By Superior Court To Reclassify All Drivers As Employees

August 10, 2020   9:05 pmAugust 10, 2020   9:43 pm
On Monday, San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Ethan Schulman ruled that rideshare drivers in the state should be reclassified as employees, strengthening the AB 5 law passed last year. Rideshare drivers ruled to be employees Under Judge Schulman’s ruling,...
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California High School Seniors Who Missed Graduating In 2020 To Receive Diplomas Under AB 1350

July 30, 2020   2:14 pm
On Wednesday, a bill that would retroactively grant a high school diploma to senior high school students who were in good academic standing but failed to finish high school because of the COVID-19 shutdowns was passed unanimously in the Senate...
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Assembly, Senate Return To Abbreviated COVID-19 Session

July 27, 2020   6:16 pmJuly 28, 2020   11:23 am
On Monday, state Assembly members and Senators returned to the State Capitol Building in Sacramento to finish off a shortened session set to end on August 31st. For most of July, both the Senate and the Assembly have been unable...
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