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Federal Judge Temporarily Halts New Californian Mandatory Employee Arbitration Law

January 3, 2020 12:32 pmJanuary 3, 2020 3:06 pm

Assembly Bill 51, which would have made mandatory employment arbitration agreements stemming from the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) or California Labor Code illegal, was halted by a federal judge before implementation. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and...

Public Employee Strike Looms in Santa Clara County

January 3, 2020 6:35 amJanuary 3, 2020 12:33 pm

With 2020 upon us, it appears likely that two unions representing Santa Clara County employees will be going on strike. Unless agreements can be reached, 3,000 members of the Registered Nurses Professional Association will strike, along with over 11,000 members of...

California Consumer Privacy Act Becomes Law

January 3, 2020 6:30 amJanuary 3, 2020 7:24 am

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the law that lets consumers in California know what data about them is being collected, where it would go, and if companies can receive permission from California consumers for it, is now live in...

Federal Court Temporarily Stops Dialysis Premium Law From Going Into Effect

January 2, 2020 3:33 pm

AB 290, the new dialysis law that would curtail dialysis providers from making a profit when insurance premiums are covered by a third party, has been temporarily halted by an injunction granted by a federal court. A battle over dialysis...

Judge Upholds California’s Ban On Incandescent Light Bulbs

January 2, 2020 11:55 am

On Tuesday a federal judge in Sacramento upheld the new California law than bans incandescent and other types of energy inefficient light bulbs. Two light bulb industry groups, the American Lighting Association (ALA) and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA),...

Tree Clearing Measures Used to Slow Wildfires Are Now Easier to Approve

January 2, 2020 7:05 am

On Tuesday the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (BFFP) accepted a new program that makes tree clearing and tree thinning permits easier to approve. The easier to receive permits are designed to either stop or slow down wildfire...

Federal Judge Temporarilly Exempts Truck Drivers From AB 5

January 1, 2020 12:37 pmJanuary 10, 2020 7:28 pm

Trucking, one of the main independent contractor sectors falling under AB 5, was temporarily given an exemption to the new law on Tuesday at the U.S. District Court in San Diego. AB 5 may be unconstitutional The trucking industry was...