California law boosts wildlife protections and connectivity
Cities and counties must soon consider the impact of development on wildlife connectivity in their land-use plans following the passage of a law intended to…
Thousands of dockworkers from Maine to Texas strike for better wages, automation protections
Tens of thousands of dockworkers ports from Maine to Texas walked off the job early Tuesday as they go strike in demand for better wages…
Gov. Newsom signs bills offering AI protections for actors
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed into law two bills that will give actors more protections over their digital likenesses, addressing concerns brought up during…
California lawmakers call for heat protections for farmworkers
State lawmakers, responding to a report that the agency charged with ensuring worker safety in California has sharply cut back on enforcement of outdoor heat…
Report: LGBTQ+ protections improved greatly under Biden compared to Trump
Thousands of "All Black Lives Matter" demonstrators march to West Hollywood to denounce racial injustice and support LGBTQ rights in the summer of 2020. The…
ASPCA opposes House Farm Bill, says it guts local animal protections
May 24 (UPI) -- The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Friday decried a House committee passage of the Farm Bill, asserting…
Opinion: A carve out could wreck California coastal protections
If the coast of California is a state asset worth trillions of dollars — and it is — why is the state agency that has…
Ohio courts will decide how abortion protections take effect
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s new constitutional protections for abortion access and other reproductive rights take effect Dec. 7, a month after voters resoundingly passed them. How…
Federal government promising greater protections for journalists and whistleblowers, in response to wide ranging review of secrecy laws
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus wants protections against prosecution of journalists for publishing classified and secret information written into Commonwealth law, as he reveals the federal government's…
L.A. City Council faces next test on tenant protections
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s Julia Wick, with a hand from Rebecca Ellis. Newsletter Get…
Newson vetoes bill to expand worker layoff protections
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Sunday that would have extended the notice period of impending layoffs that companies are required to give employees…
Newsom vetoes workplace safety protections for California housekeepers
SACRAMENTO — California’s housekeepers and nannies won’t get workplace safety protections, after Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill on Saturday that would have included the industry…
Housekeepers, cleaners and nannies demand OSHA workplace protections in California
SACRAMENTO — Roxana Sanchez has slipped and fallen on freshly mopped floors on the job. She’s gone home with bruises. She’s scrubbed away feces and blood.…
Biden administration limits wetland protections to align with Supreme Court | Water News
Experts warn that Environmental Protection Agency’s new rule could weaken protections for nearly half of US wetlands. The administration of US President Joe Biden has…
Biden administration expands protections for Ukrainians in U.S.
SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration on Friday announced a major expansion of temporary legal status for Ukrainians already living in the United States, granting a…
Abortion fight erupts over pregnant workers’ protections
“These regulations completely disregard legislative intent and attempt to rewrite the law by regulation,” Cassidy, who helped lead the fight for the legislation with Sen.…
Texas Democrat, activists hold Capitol 'thirst strike' for worker heat protections
Greg Casar won’t be eating, drinking or taking breaks “until nurses request him to stop.” Source link
L.A. County will craft new renter protections
It’s a familiar scene in Los Angeles County courtrooms: A landlord shows up to an eviction proceeding with an attorney well versed in housing law.…
State AGs request HIPAA protections linked to abortion cases
A coalition of attorneys general offered support early last week for additional HIPAA protections set forth by the Department of Health and Human Services to…
U.S. extends protections for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua nationals
The Department of Homeland Security rescinded the Trump administration’s termination of Temporary Protected Status designations for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua on Tuesday, while…