(May 31, 2016) Trial lawyers and their friends in the Legislature want to eliminate arbitration and extract big settlements to line their pockets. But no matter what they may say, arbitration

(May, 5, 2016) Before the bill hit the Assembly floor, a coalition of business groups and oil company associations circulated a letter warning the measure would “eliminate incentives to settle

(April 21, 2016) Business groups like the California Chamber of Commerce and the Internet Association, a technology industry lobbying group, opposed the bill. Labor groups including the Teamsters and the

(April 20, 2016) Business groups oppose the bill. Tech industry groups say the bill is too broad; it does not limit the number of collective bargaining units that could negotiate

(April 18, 2016) San Francisco has become the first city to mandate full pay for parents who take leave on the birth or adoption of a child. According to the

(April 13, 2016) Democratic lawmakers’ eighth attempt in six years to change Californians’ sugar habits has stalled in the state Legislature. Assemblyman Richard Bloom of Santa Monica put the brakes