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- FEHA Update: Navigating Employer Restrictions on Requiring Driver's Licenses During Recruitment and Hiring
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Posted by
Katie Mola
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Legal Eye
January 22, 2025 -
Effective January 1, 2025, SB 1100 amends the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) to limit when employers can require a driver’s license in job advertisements and during the recruitment process. According to the bill’s author, unnecessary driver’s license requirements create barriers for Californians who do not drive. SB 1100 aims to promote equitable access to employment by prohibiting such requirements unless a two-part test is met.
- 2021 California Legislative Year in Review
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Posted by
Mike Pott
in
Legal Eye
November 22, 2021 -
Another legislative year has come and gone with the legislature introducing 2,421 individual pieces of legislation. Read on for a summary of these bills and their anticipated impact to PRISM members.
- Breaking News on COVID-19 and Workers' Compensation Laws in California
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Posted by
Jennifer Hamelin
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COVID-19,
Legal Eye
May 07, 2020 -
Governor’s Executive Order of May 5, 2020: COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation Rebuttable Presumption
During Governor Newsom’s press conference yesterday, he announced that he has signed an Executive Order N-62-20 that provides workers’ compensation (WC) coverage for workers that contract COVID-19 as a result of their employment.
- The 2020 Legislative Session--Hijacked by COVID-19
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Posted by
Mike Pott
in
COVID-19,
Legal Eye
March 23, 2020 -
COVID-19 will likely have a dramatic impact on the 2020 legislative process. In this Legal Eye blog, the effects of this scenario on the California Legislature is discussed.
- New Laws Being Proposed by the California Legislature in 2019
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Posted by
Mike Pott
in
Legal Eye
March 12, 2019 -
A new legislative session is just beginning, and there has been a flurry of bill submissions! Read about all the bills the EIA's Legislative Committee is following!
- A Tale of Two Cases: Cost Recovery for Public Records Act Responses and the Use of AEDs
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Posted by
Mike Pott
in
Legal Eye
October 16, 2018 -
The appellate courts in California were busy last week as they issued a number of opinions. Below are brief summaries of two such cases that impact public entities.
- 2017 Legislative Session Summary
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Posted by
Mike Pott
in
Legal Eye
December 12, 2017 -
As the 2017 year winds down and we gear up for 2018, we take this opportunity to examine legislation that was passed in 2017 that will impact some, if not all, of the EIA’s members in 2018 and beyond.
- CMS Conditional Payment Notices and Some Dangers if You Fail to Respond
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Posted by
Mike Pott
in
Legal Eye
October 04, 2017 -
For several years now, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has been ramping up its efforts to recoup as much money as possible from organizations that have primary responsibility for payment of medical claims. This includes pursuing amounts expended for treatment by Medicare in relation to workers’ compensation claims.
- Analyzing Disability Discrimination/Failure To Accommodate Claims In A Police Setting
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Posted by
Mike Pott
in
Legal Eye
March 13, 2017 -
If a police officer recruit cannot perform the essential functions of their job because of an injury suffered during their time at the Police Academy, can the officer prevail on a claim for disability discrimination or failure to accommodate? In the recent case of Atkins v. City of Los Angeles, No. B257890, Second Dist., Div. Seven (Feb. 14, 2017), the Court dealt with such a case, providing guidance on how to analyze these claims in a police setting and instructing how to challenge a future wage loss award.
- When an Arrest Can No Longer Be Called an Arrest: The Case of Schmidt v. CHP
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Posted by
Mike Pott
in
Legal Eye
January 04, 2017 -
For member agencies that have police departments, the recent case of Schmidt v. CHP (2016) 1 Cal. App. 5th 1287, serves as a reminder of the potential exposure to civil litigation if your agency is not complying with the Penal Code as it pertains to paperwork detailing arrests and detentions.
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