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Legislation Restricts Contracting and Establishes Secret Communications By: @Aaron Avery Legislative policy committee hearings are now in full swing at the Capitol, and CSDA continues to be a leader on proposed legislation impacting public employment. Recently, CSDA has gone on the record...
By Jenica D. Maldonado, Partner, and Joshua Wiser, Of Counsel; Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo President Trump recently issued several Executive Orders aimed at Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (“DEI” or “DEIA”) initiatives. This alert examines two of the orders. On...
By: @Gage Dungy , Partner, Liebert Cassidy Whitmore CSDA Advocacy and External Affairs Officer Kyle Packham interview Liebert Cassidy Whitmore Partner Gage Dungy The California Legislature was active again in this year’s legislative session and passed a number of labor and...
By: Vance Piggott, Senior Counsel, Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard In recent years, provisions of the Public Employees' Retirement Law ("PERL") which governs CalPERS, have been updated. This year, the California State Legislature has adopted a number of revisions to the County...
By Barri Friedland, Slovak Baron Empey Murphy & Pinkney, LLP California has been at the forefront in establishing paid family leave (PFL) programs, and with three notable new bills signed into law, employers need to prepare for significant changes taking effect in 2025. Paid family...
By: @Aaron Avery The California Civil Rights Council (CRC) is now accepting public comments on modifications to proposed employment regulations related to the use of automated-decision systems in the context of employment. These changes were introduced following an initial 45-day public...
By: Richard D. Pio Roda, Founding Partner, Redwood Public Law LLP The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act authorizes collective bargaining for local public employees and employers, including special districts. Assembly Bill 2561 (McKinnor) adds Section 3502.3 to the Government Code to require all local...
By: @Aaron Avery Two employment-related measures opposed by CSDA are awaiting signature or veto by Governor Gavin Newsom by September 30. CSDA encourages special districts and others to request a veto on these bills that would adversely affect local government services. CSDA achieved...
By: @Ophelia Szigeti Early, Sunday, September 1, the California State Legislature concluded its legislative activities for the year, marking the end of the second year of the 2023-2024 legislative cycle. Among the hundreds of bills considered, several stand out due to their importance to...
By: @Aaron Avery As the second year of the 2023-2024 Legislative Session draws to a close, CSDA has scored several major victories on employment-related bills pending this year. 2024 saw several employment measures introduced which would have caused implementation and operational challenges...