California Bill Would Make it Easier to Sue Gun-Makers January 7, 2022 By Adam Beam Some Democratic California lawmakers want to make it easier for people to sue gun companies for liability in shootings that...
California Judge Weighing in on Legality of Women Board Member Law December 3, 2021 By Brian Melley When then-California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the nation’s first law requiring women on boards of publicly traded companies, he suggested...
California Turning Down Most Fracking Permits Ahead of 2024 Ban November 29, 2021 California regulators haven’t approved permits for the controversial oil and gas extraction process known as fracking since February, effectively phasing...
$8.5M in Citations Issued to Owner of 6 California Residential Care Facilities Upheld October 20, 2021 A hearing officer has upheld the California Labor Commissioner’s wage theft citations issued to Adat Shalom Board & Care Inc....
Temporary Total Disability Rates in California for 2022 to Remain Unchanged September 15, 2021 The Division of Workers’ Compensation in California announced that the 2022 minimum and maximum temporary total disability rates will not...
Viewpoint: Is California Serious About Addressing the Wildfire Risk? Not So Much. July 27, 2021 By John Norwood Recent state budget actions by California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state Legislature make a strong argument that the state...
California Pension Fund Agrees to $2.7B Lawsuit Deal July 15, 2021 The nation’s largest public pension fund has agreed to pay up to $2.7 billion to refund policyholders hit with huge...
California Doctors’ Lobby Scores ‘Major Victory’ on Bill to Hold Physicians Accountable June 28, 2021 By Samantha Young The board that licenses and disciplines doctors in California is failing to hold bad actors accountable, endangering patients in the...
Severe Drought in Western U.S. Raises July 4 Fireworks Fears June 28, 2021 By Lindsay Whitehurst Many Americans aching for normalcy as pandemic restrictions end are looking forward to traditional Fourth of July fireworks. But with...
Severe Water Crisis on Oregon-California Border to Impact Agriculture May 19, 2021 By Gillian Flaccus The water crisis along the California-Oregon border went from dire to catastrophic this week as federal regulators shut off irrigation...