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California Governor Wants to Curb a Labor Law That Cost Businesses $10B

For two decades, a California law has helped workers sue the world’s biggest companies. Drivers for Uber Technologies Inc. won a $20 million settlement, Google employees secured $27 million over complaints of free-speech violations, and Walmart Inc. agreed to pay …

California Is Sitting on Millions That Could Boost Wage Theft Response

As lobbyists for businesses and labor groups negotiate with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration on how to amend a unique California labor law that allows workers to sue their bosses, the two sides seem to agree on at least one puzzling …

New Language in California Budget Seeks to Expedite Insurance Rate Filing Approvals

Insurers are praising new trailer bill language in the California budget that promises to expedite the home and auto insurance rate filing approval process. California Gov. Gavin Newsom first made the proposal to speed up the rate filing process while …

Questions on AI, Budget Deficit, Gun Owners Liability Await California Lawmakers

California lawmakers returned to work this week for the start of an election-year legislative session dominated by decisions on artificial intelligence and the state`s struggling budget. The budget is a big issue every year in California, which is the nation’s …

World Meteorological Organization Says 2023 Will Easily Break Climate Records

With a few days left to go until next year, it can be said that 2023 has officially shattered climate records. A World Meteorological Organization provisional State of the Global Climate report confirmed that 2023 is set to be the …

California Faces Record $68B Budget Deficit, Legislative Analyst Says

California is facing a record $68 billion budget deficit, state officials announced, forcing hard choices for Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in his final term as he works to build his national profile. The nation`s most populous state, with an economy …

California Governor Signs Bill Restricting Sharing Data from Cameras Inside Cabin of Vehicles

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that gives consumers greater control over data captured by in-cabin cameras in their vehicles. The legislation, Senate Bill 296, authored by Senator Bill Dodd (D – Napa) and sponsored by the Consumer Federation …

California Governor Vetoes Bill to Have Human Drivers Ride in Autonomous Trucks

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill to require human drivers on board self-driving trucks, a measure that union leaders and truck drivers said would save hundreds of thousands of jobs in the state. The legislation vetoed Friday night …

Insurance Commissioner Orders Protections for 15,000 Californians Following Fires

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Thursday ordered insurers to preserve residential insurance coverage for more than 15,000 policyholders affected by fires in Del Norte County and Siskiyou County after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued emergency declarations last month. The commissioner’s …

California Unlikely to Run Short of Electricity This Summer Thanks to Storms, New Power Sources

California regulators say the state is unlikely to run out of electricity this summer because of a big increase in power storage and a wet winter that filled the state’s reservoirs enough to restart hydroelectric power plants that were dormant …