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Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 2282 by Assemblywoman Susan Eggman on July 18, 2018 as Chapter 127. The bill provides clarity on several provisions of existing California law that’s intended to prohibit the use of prior salary history in negotiations between employers and applicants for employment. The bill amended Labor Code Sections 432.3

Today’s post is on AB 1654 by Assemblywoman Rubio from the 2018 legislative session. AB 1654 creates a new exemption from the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004, otherwise known as PAGA.

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The exemption is strictly for the construction industry, and it exempts from PAGA an employee in the construction industry –

Today’s post is on AB 1804, which creates a new CEQA exemption for housing projects.

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The new law provides a statutory exception from California’s Environmental Quality Act – CEQA – for infill development, residential and mixed‑use housing projects that occur within an unincorporated area of a county.

Essentially, CEQA requires a lead agency

Today’s post is on AB 1531, which provides for new rules for the payment of court fees.

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This bill establishes specified rules regarding the payment of court fees when using an electronic filing service provider.

Essentially, the bill requires, if a duplicate payment is made to a court by a party

AB 1565 (transcript)

Today’s post is on AB 1565 from the 2018 legislative session, which concerns a new labor‑related liability rule for direct contractors.

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Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 1565 by (then) state Assemblyman Tony Thurmond on September 19th as Chapter 528. As an urgency‑clause measure, the bill took effect on chaptering, which

SB 826 (transcript)

Today’s post is on Senate Bill 826 from the 2018 legislative session concerning California’s new mandate on women on publicly traded corporate boards.

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Governor Brown signed SB 826 by State Senator Hannah Beth Jackson on September 30th. It was Chapter 954. It adds two new sections to California’s Corporations Code.

Essentially