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Newly Signed Law to Expand Statewide Recycling Rebate Program Loaded With Pork

September 28, 2022 4:41 pm

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new bill into law on Tuesday that adds both wine and liquor containers to the statewide deposit and redemption program under the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery. Senate Bill 1013, authored by Senator Toni...

Who Is an Employer Under California Law?

September 28, 2022 3:50 pmSeptember 28, 2022 4:17 pm

One of the key principles in legislative drafting is consistency in language, including definitions. In looking at who is an employer, there lacks the same definition across state law. In fact, California law provides over 100 different definitions of “employer”...

OPINION: Ken Cooley is a Mudslinging, Demagogic Stooge

September 28, 2022 2:38 pmSeptember 28, 2022 12:51 pm

When you can’t defend your record as an incumbent Democrat in a contested Assembly District in California, the “professional” thing to do is attack your opponent. In California, this tactic has been used to marginalize an entire political party. According...

Newsom Vetoes Bill To Prohibit Foreign Governments From Buying CA Agricultural Land

September 28, 2022 1:03 pm

A bill to prohibit foreign governments from purchasing or leasing agricultural land in California was vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom Tuesday. Senate Bill 1084, authored by Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger), would have prohibited a foreign government from purchasing, acquiring, leasing,...

Gov. Newsom Vetoes Bill to Limit his Emergency Powers

September 28, 2022 12:42 pmSeptember 30, 2022 6:22 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom just vetoed a bill which would have limited a governor’s (his) emergency powers during a state of emergency, to the specific issues of the emergency, and specifies that the Governor may only suspend a statute or...

California Physician Issues Warning About Bill to Punish Physicians for ‘Unprofessional Conduct

September 28, 2022 12:27 pmSeptember 28, 2022 12:49 pm

California surgeon Dr. Peter Mazolewski says the purpose of Assembly Bill 2098 by Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell) is to circumvent due process against doctors over “Covid misinformation conduct.” AB 2098 will punish physicians and surgeons for “unprofessional conduct” for advocating for the potential...

Who Is an Employee Under California Law?

September 28, 2022 7:08 amSeptember 28, 2022 7:11 am

One of the key principles in legislative drafting is consistency in language, including definitions. In looking at who is an employee, there lacks the same definition across state law. In fact, California law provides over 100 different definitions of “employee”...