AB 857, a California bill that would change the law by expanding the definition of “voluntary” and “mandated” travel time, passed off the Assembly Floor today and now heads to the Senate. AB 857 attempts to: add new situations whereby travel time would be required to be paid to H-2A employees; go well beyond existing ...
Yesterday, the latest UFW bill that erodes employees’ free choice and threatens employers’ due process rights (AB 616), passed out of the California State Assembly. AB 616 now heads to the Senate. AB 616 (Stone) is the latest incarnation of card check legislation, which undermines the secret ballot election process that has been at the ...
The California Legislature is currently in peak season as the Assembly and Senate rush to complete consideration of bills that were introduced in their respective houses. As a general rule, bills have to move out of their house of origin by June 4th in order for them to survive and continue through the legislative process. ...
This morning, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey announced that Arizona will no longer be taking federal money for supplemental unemployment benefits, and instead will offer one-time bonuses to returning workers, along with child care support, educational opportunities and rental assistance. With this new program, Arizona will stop taking the federal government’s pandemic unemployment benefits…