By JOSH FRIEDMAN For the second consecutive month, a judge has struck down a California law requiring diversity on corporate boards. SB 826, signed into law in 2018, required every publicly Read More …
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A bill in the California Legislature would shorten the workweek, as defined by state law, from 40 to 32 hours. If adopted, AB 2932 would require companies with Read More …
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Los Angeles judge ruled on Friday that a California law requiring corporations to include members of underrepresented groups on their boards of directors is unconstitutional. [LA Times] Read More …
By JOSH FRIEDMAN California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced new legislation modeled after a Texas abortion law that would allow Californians to sue gun manufacturers. After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Read More …
A bill signed into law Friday by California Gov. Gavin Newsom will require some businesses, particularly in the hospitality sector, to attempt to rehire workers who lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic. Read More …
A California lawmaker announced he plans to introduce legislation that would decriminalized psychedelic drugs. Read More …
The state of California will consider issuing reparations for slavery to black residents. Gov. Gavin Newsom signing a bill into law on Wednesday that will create a task force to study the matter. Read More …
Despite there being bans throughout California on single-use plastic bags, local jurisdictions are now moving to prohibit customers from bringing reusable bags to grocery stores amid fears they could spread the coronavirus. Read More …
A study conducted by three academics has found California’s law requiring companies to have female directors on its boards has already negatively impacted stock prices. Read More …
California will push back school start times and ban the practice of “lunch shaming” after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a pair of bills intended to improve students’ health. Read More …