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California Paid Sick Leave Bill Dies
Back in June, Paul reported that the California House had passed a paid sick leave bill. According to the L.A. Times, that bill died in the legislature a week ago. The article credits the state Chamber of Commerce for its...

Bill Requiring Paid Sick Days For Employees Takes One Step Closer To Becoming Law
The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee passed the Healthy Families, Healthy Workplaces Act today by a vote of 6-2. The bill, introduced by Assemblywoman Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco) in February, AB 2716, would allow workers to earn paid sick days that can be used to recover from illness, care for a sick family member, or recover from domestic violence or sexual assault...

California House Passed Paid Sick Leave Bill
Last week, the California Assembly passed legislation that would permit employees who work in California to earn seven or more paid sick days in a calendar that can be used to recover from illness, care for a sick family member...

Ohio Paid Sick Leave Initiative Ignores LGBT Families
I never thought I’d see the day when I would question an effort to secure paid sick leave. But I recently learned that the campaign for paid sick leave in Ohio has proposed an initiative that will allow workers to care for sick loved ones only if they are a parent, spouse, or child...

DC Council Votes for Paid Sick Leave Provision
Employment Law360 is reporting: The Washington, D.C., City Council voted 11-2 on [this past] Tuesday to approve the initial version of a bill that would require all city businesses to provide their workers with paid sick leave...

California Legislature Proposes Paid Sick Leave Law To Cover Every Employee In California
Assemblywoman Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco) introduced bill AB 2716 last week.  If passed, would provide paid sick leave to any employee who works for seven or more days each year - the only such law in the United States...

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
TEA-21 - Plus Law 105-178

Federal Transportation Equity Act of 2005
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Pre-paid Leagal Services
What are Prepaid Legal Benefit Plans

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Dumb California Laws
Stupid Laws in the Sunshine State

Phone Bill Reduction
Qwest agrees to $16 million settlement in overcharging lawsuit.

Mars Petfood
79 People Sick So Far

Salmonella Outbreak
50 People Sick in Five States

Fume Event
Leaves Airline Attendant Sick

Department of Education Fraud
$4.25 million settlement to be paid in whistleblower lawsuit.

Teachers Paid
LA School District pays 8% interest to teachers for payroll problems.