SB 1374 (Tom Harman, R-Huntington Beach), which would have provided employers an affirmative defense when relying in good faith on state government advice regarding compliance with its laws and regulations, failed passage this week in the ... » More

General »View all 'Must-Read' for the week  May. 4 Premier demographer Joel Kotkin takes on why the middle class and manufacturing is suffering in California. The New ... » More Bad bills fail to move  April 20 The deadline for "fiscal" bills to move out of policy committees is April 27.  Some bills have either been abandoned by the author, ... » More		Tax »View all Interest relief from BOE under certain circumstances passes first committee  May. 11 SB 1420 (Lou Correa, D-Santa Ana) authorizes the Board of Equalization (BOE) to ... » More CMTA testifies to preserve elective tax formula for employers  May. 11 On Monday, in the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee, CMTA's Dorothy Rothrock testified to preserve a critical tax liability election afforded ... » More		Energy »View all Poll: AB 32 support declines as voters balk at implementation costs  April 27 Support for AB 32 has declined by double digits over the past three years although a slim majority of California voters are still supportive of ... » More Another program proposed for ratepayers to fund  April 27 A bill to create a new target to achieve 375 megawatts of small scale renewables in environmental justice communities passed its first policy ... » More
Workers' Comp »View all Workers' comp legislative days  Feb. 3 2012 is shaping up to be a critical year for ... » More Workers’ comp bill cost analysis challenged  Aug. 26 According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, a bill authored by Assembly Insurance Chairman » More		Corp. Counsel »View all Bill protecting employers who rely in good faith on government advice fails passage  May. 11 SB 1374 (Tom Harman, R-Huntington Beach), which would have provided employers an ... » More Bill would preserve internet-based services  March 2 SB 1161 by Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) reaffirms California’s ... » More		Environment »View all Property ownership  May. 11 This year, Assemblymember Ben Hueso (D-Chula Vista) introduced AB 2226, ... » More Another cost of doing business in California?  May. 4 Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) is the author of » More
Labor and employment »View all Slave labor bills create nightmare of record keeping and fines  May. 21 Last year, Senate President pro Tempore Darrel Steinberg (D-Sacramento) introduced and moved a bill, SB 657, to mandate that manufacturers and ... » More California's unemployment hits 12.2 % in August  Oct. 2 At 12.2%, California now has the fourth highest unemployment rate in the nation - a post-World War II record.   This means that 2.2 ... » More		Education »View all CMTA visits career tech high school that provides dropouts with skills and a future  March 23 According to the “Alliance for Excellent Education”, 1000 recovered high school dropouts will earn an additional $15 million each year ... » More Help needed: "California manufacturing jobs in demand" project  Feb. 17 The California Labor Market Information Division is doing an analysis of real-time job demand in California manufacturing firms, and they need ... » More		Infrastructure »View all Regional water quality control board changes contemplated  Feb. 6 Staff for the State Water Quality Control Board (SWQCB) will hold a meeting in conjunction with their Water Quality Improvement Initiative with ... » More Mandated Water Usage Reduction  Aug. 15 This year, Assemblymember John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) introduced AB 2175, Water Conservation, initially as a four-page bill directing the ... » More
Safety »View all Cell Phone Labeling  March 19 Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) has introduced SB 1212, Cell Phones: Specific ... » More Senate passes Universal Health Care  Jan. 29 The lack of progress on Health Care Reform on the Federal level has reinvigorated the discussion here in California. Last week Senator » More