“After California state legislators passed bills addressing the legacy of slavery and racial discrimination, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed the most ambitious of the reparations proposals…Butadvocates say they are undeterred. Shortly before the California legislative session ended this summer, a state Se...
As more women populate the workforce and as our society grows in age, federal and state bills are being passed that allow employees to take the necessary leave to tend to new children, serious illnesses and elder care. California was the first state to pass a paid family leave law that ...
If passed, the California Bills would apply to entities outside and require reporting beyond the scope of the Proposed SEC Rule, as currently drafted. Private and public companies that fall (or likely fall) within the definition of a “reporting entity” under either of the California Bills can...
the California Legislature passed a limited slate of reparations bills,” they wrote this week. “The meager progress, though hailed by some lawmakers and advocates, in a state as liberal as California could serve as a warning on the issue to the...
While these bills mark important steps in curbing AI misuse, a broader AI regulation known as the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act (SB-1047) remains in limbo. The bill, passed by the California state legislature last month, would impose more comprehensive...
each day, after a large majority of the California State Senate passed the bill earlier this year. California Senate Bill 328 passed out of the Senate by a majority vote of 25 to 13. The legislation, titled “Pupil attendance: school start time,” provides that the “public school day for...
California has formally apologized for its role in perpetuating slavery in the state with the signing of a bill Thursday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, even as a larger push for reparations faces challenges.
With no dollar amount attached, it passes another hurdle -- next going on to face increased scrutiny in the state senate and then to the governor.
The legislation is among a host of bills passed by the Legislaturethis year to regulate AI, fightdeepfakesand protect workers. State lawmakers said California must take actions this year, citing hard lessons they learned from failing to rein in social media companies when they might have had a...
The two failed proposals would have created an agency to implement reparations programs if they are passed in California. It could have cost the state between $3 million and $5 million annually to run the reparations agency, according to the California Governm...