August 15, 2011
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Action:
These Important Issues Demand Your Letters
SB 568 (Lowenthal) Foam Food Containers
SB 568 threatens thousands of manufacturing jobs within the state by
inappropriately banning all food vendors from using polystyrene foam
food service containers, ignoring the numerous environmental
benefits associated with polystyrene products.
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AB 22 (Mendoza) Employment: Credit Reports
AB 22 impacts private employers by unfairly restricting their
ability to utilize consumer credit reports when making
employment-related decisions.
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AB 197 (Monning) Minimum Wage Actions
AB 197 would double the liquidated damages that can be awarded
against employers in minimum wage actions in court.
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AB 325 (Lowenthal) Bereavement Leave
AB 325 would mandate that every employer grant every employee up to
four days of unpaid bereavement leave per year upon the death of a
spouse, child, parent, sibling, grandparent, grandchild or domestic
partner. The bill further prohibits any adverse action against
employees for inquiring, requesting or taking such a leave and
creates a private right of action with an automatic recovery of
attorney’s fees for violations of the bill’s provisions.
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AB 469 (Swanson) Disclosure Requirements
Under AB 469, an employer must issue an employee a notice at the
time of hire that includes information such as: the employee’s rate
of pay; the employer’s address; the regular payday; and any
allowances claimed by the employer for meal and lodging.
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take action.
SB 469 (Vargas) Retail Development
SB 469 is a bill that would use the land-use process and
environmental laws to artificially stymie development of large
retail facilities and usurp local planning authority for
non-environmental or planning purposes.
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take action.
