One former and three current Sheriff’s Department employees killed themselves Monday, including active Commander Darren Harris, a former spokesman for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and a captain who led the department’s transportation services, Perry Smith reports for The Signal. The other employees included a retired sergeant in the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department, and two custody workers at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic. The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department issued a statement Tuesday saying they, “have the deepest … Read the rest
On October 4, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) No. 616 into law, which expands California’s mandatory paid sick leave from three days (or twenty-four hours) to five days (or forty hours). The increased paid sick leave requirements take effect on January 1, 2024.
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In 2014, California enacted the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 (“HWHFA”), providing California employees with paid sick leave. The HWHFA became effective on July 1, 2015, and has been amended … Read the rest
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A View from the Courtroom is an inside look at significant oral arguments and opinion announcements unfolding in real time.
Outside the Supreme Court building, crowds of demonstrators have gathered for today’s major argument in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Inside the building, though, the new normal that has existed since the justices returned to the bench in October prevails.
Of course, the courtroom would be packed if we weren’t still under pandemic restrictions. Advocates … Read the rest