Governor Newsom’s Wildfire Bill Passed by Legislature
Governor Newsom is following through on one of his first priorities—the passage of a bill to deal with risk and costs associated with massive, expensive, and […]
Proposed Costly Government Rate Review to Increase Employer Health Care Premiums
Much of the Legislature is committed to identifying a path to achieving universal health coverage in California. With the most obvious barrier to that being […]
Smoke, Fire, and New Legislation Approaching
In California, where there’s smoke, there may be a wildfire – and new legislative action. Starting with smoke: on Thursday June 27th, the Cal/OSHA’s Standards […]
Even Perfect Compliance Can’t Forestall Litigation
In a policy committee hearing last week, a legislator argued that employers need not worry about litigation, liability, or financial settlements, if they just follow the […]
California’s Private Economy Serves State Budget Bounty
Right on schedule, the California Legislature approved a $213 billion state budget – roughly twice the size of the budget adopted a decade ago in […]