Jun 4, 2019 | New California Laws
California’s Office of Administrative Law this week ruled that coffee can be exempt from Proposition 65 cancer warnings, reversing a decision that was made by California Superior Court Judge Elihu Berle in May 2018. Berle had argued that since roasted coffee contains...
May 13, 2019 | New California Laws
Riverside County has become California’s first county to kick off the state’s new home kitchen law (Assembly Bill 626) with Ordinance 949. Under the ordinance, residents of Riverside County can sell up to 30 home cooked meals per day, and 60 per week, providing they...
Apr 29, 2019 | New bills, New California Laws
A new law, AB147, was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday, requiring Amazon and eBay to collect sales taxes from out-of-state sellers who earn more than $500,000 annually in California. Sacramento officials predict that by 2021, the law will generate an additional...
Apr 25, 2019 | New bills, New California Laws
The hospitality business has been hit with a number of new single-use plastic laws here in California, from the plastic straw ban in full service restaurants (AB 1884) to a proposed new law that would banish those mini bottles of toiletries from your hotel bathroom....
Mar 5, 2019 | Construction Law, New bills, New California Laws
One of California’s newest building codes affecting the real estate and construction industry is SB 721, which raises the standards of inspection for decks and balconies on buildings with three or more multi-family units. Existing law allows enforcement authorities...
Feb 26, 2019 | Business Law, New California Laws
Restaurant business owners have two new California laws to comply with in 2019. SB 1192, the “California Healthy-by-Default Kids’ Meal Drinks” bill, now requires restaurants to serve water or milk as the default kids meal beverage. Parents will need to specifically...
