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California lawmakers vote to become first state to ban caste-based discrimination
California lawmakers on Tuesday voted to outlaw discrimination based on caste, adding protections for people of South Asian descent who say they have been left out of traditional American safeguards for fairness in employment and housing.
California lawmakers vote to become first state to ban caste-based discrimination
California lawmakers on Tuesday voted to outlaw discrimination based on caste, adding protections for people of South Asian descent who say they have been left out of traditional American safeguards for fairness in employment and housing.
California lawmakers move forward with Newsom’s mental health housing push
A key committee in the Assembly on Tuesday moved forward with part of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to change the state’s Mental Health Services Act, an overhaul of a system that will require voter approval.
More sick days and family leave? California lawmakers push to improve work-life balance
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020, California’s three days of paid sick leave for full-time workers was not enough to cover quarantines or vaccine side effects. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law requiring companies to offer as much as 80 hours of supplemental sick leave for employees.
New maps, new building, new bills greet California lawmakers
California lawmakers returned to the state Capitol on Monday to begin an eight-month session in an election year, shaded by uncertainty but buoyed by a second consecutive year of massive budget surpluses.
