by Veronica Hill | Apr 16, 2019 | New bills
More than 8 million California residents could get their criminal records sealed under a new bill aimed at helping offenders more easily find employment and housing. According to the National Institute of Justice, people with criminal records are 50 percent less...
by Veronica Hill | Apr 8, 2019 | Business Law, New bills
A new bill titled “Corporate Fair Share for California & Californians” (SB 37) was proposed by state lawmakers in Oakland today, recommending a two-tiered taxing system on our state’s wealthiest companies. The bill, said its authors Senator Nancy Skinner and...
by Veronica Hill | Apr 6, 2019 | New bills
A new bill introduced by Assemblyman Ed Chau (D-Monterey Park) would exclude employees from the definition of a “consumer” under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This is an amendment to the CCPA — set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2020 — which “grants consumers...
by Veronica Hill | Mar 26, 2019 | New bills
Businesses earning over $1 million annually may be affected by a new bill proposed by Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco). Assembly Bill 161 would require that all receipts be delivered electronically by default unless customers specifically ask for a printed...
by Veronica Hill | Mar 26, 2019 | Construction Law, Employment Law, New bills
Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) has introduced legislation (AB 5) that could end the rights of Californians to work as independent contractors. The bill would add the “ABC test,” adopted by the California Supreme Court last April in the Dynamex decision,...
by Veronica Hill | Mar 15, 2019 | New bills
AB 51, a new bill proposed by Assembly Member Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), aims to ban arbitration agreements and settlement agreements of labor and employment claims as a condition for work. Two previous and very similar bills, AB 3080 and AB 465, were vetoed in...
