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Senate Passes Bill That Would Give Over 10 Million Employees Two Weeks Of COVID-19 Sick Leave

March 19, 2021 7:17 pm

The California Senate approved of a bill that would allow over 10 million employees in the state to receive up to two weeks of paid time off for COVID-19 related illness and treatment. Senate Bill 95, authored by Senator Nancy...

Bill To Make School Lunches Free for All Californian Students Introduced in Senate

February 11, 2021 2:48 pmFebruary 11, 2021 10:33 pm

A new bill to make school lunches free for all public school students in the state, regardless of status or income, was introduced in the Senate Wednesday. Under Senate Bill 364, authored by Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), breakfast and lunches...

New Senate Bill Introduced that Would Expand Student-Athlete Compensation Rights

December 7, 2020 7:46 pm

On Monday, a new bill was introduced in the Senate that would add onto a previously passed bill that allowed NCAA students compensation and the right to make money off of their name-image-and-likeness (NIL) being used. The as of yet...

Jury Rolls Expanded To Include Taxpayers Under Renewed Bill

July 17, 2020 6:27 am

A bill that would expand California county jury rolls to include those who paid Franchise Tax Board (FTB) state taxes received a new push this week following an Assembly Judiciary Committee hearing delay in early July. The expansion of jury...

Senate to Hold Special Committee Hearing on Coronavirus Outbreak in State Prisons

June 24, 2020 2:37 pm

On Tuesday, Senate Public Safety Committee Chairwoman, Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), announced that a special oversight hearing on the coronavirus pandemic in California prisons would begin early next month due to the dramatic rise in deaths and cases. 4,500 coronavirus...

California Businesses Could Face Higher Taxes Based on Gap Between Highest and Lowest Wages

January 15, 2020 5:12 pm

About 2,000 of the largest companies that conduct business in California might be paying significantly higher taxes starting next year if SB 37 is passed by the end of January. Wage gap based corporate taxation The bill would tax companies...

California’s New Paid Student Athlete Law Quickly Spreads To Other States

October 26, 2019 2:07 amOctober 28, 2019 8:33 am

Last month’s signing of SB 206, which allows student athletes to receive compensation for their image or likeness being used, has inspired numerous states to enact their own legislation in only a matter of weeks. New York, Florida, South Carolina,...