By @Aaron Avery On September 30, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Senate Bill 799 (Portantino) Unemployment insurance: trade disputes: eligibility for benefits . SB 799 would have altered existing law to make striking employees eligible for Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits. CSDA co...
By @Ophelia Szigeti The Assembly and Senate Committees on Appropriations each held their respective Suspense File hearings on Friday, September 1 to decide which bills would move forward and which bills would be held in committee under submission. CSDA monitored actions on key bills in both...
By @Aaron Avery Senate Bill 399 (Wahab) , which could have interrupted the proper functioning of special districts and other local governments, has been made a “two-year bill” and will not be taken up again by the State Legislature before 2024. CSDA is the co-leader of the local...
The State Assembly and Senate Committees on Appropriations each held their respective suspense file hearings on Thursday, August 11 to decide which bills will be moving forward and which bills will be held in committee on the Suspense File. Among the bills held under submission on the suspense...
The California State Assembly and Senate Committees on Appropriations each held their respective hearings May 19 to decide which fiscal bills would move forward and which would be held in committee under submission, effectively dead. CSDA monitored both hearings and is pleased to report out the...
CSDA Joins Broad Coalition Seeking Amendments to Senate Bill 931, Which Seeks to Impose Steep Penalties for Deterring or Discouraging Union Activities CSDA has joined a coalition of public agency employers with an Oppose Unless Amended position on Senate Bill 931 (Leyva). Under existing...
Last week, bill language was introduced in the State Legislature which, when enacted, will require employers of more than 25 employees to provide up to 80 hours of COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL). The SPSL proposal is the product of negotiations between the Governor’s administration...
On December 9, 2021, CSDA joined a coalition letter seeking certification of certain federal grants to California transit agencies. The letter was sent to the secretaries of the United States Department of Transportation and United States Department of Labor (USDOL). A copy of the letter can be...