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SB 1166 (Jackson) Parental leave
Employees who work for an employer with 10
or more employees for more than 12 months
can receive 12 weeks of protected parental
leave with the possibility of 24 weeks of leave
for those who work for large employers.
POSITION:
Opposed
STATUS:
On suspense in the Senate
Committee on Appropriations.
SB 878 (Leyva) Work schedules
SB 878 mandates a 7-day notice of an
employee’s schedule. If the schedule is
changed, SB 878 subjects employers to
investigations, penalties and litigation.
POSITION:
Opposed
STATUS:
On suspense in the Senate
Committee on Appropriations.
SB 1282 (Leno) Pesticide labeling
Requires the Department of Pesticide
Regulation to label seeds and plants for retail
sale that have been treated with a neonicotinoid
pesticide. The measure is not based in
science and threatens agriculture given that
neonicotinoids are used to fight pests that
transmit serious diseases.
POSITION:
Opposed
STATUS:
On suspense in the Senate
Committee on Appropriations.
AB 2805 (Olsen) Ag cargo theft
Establishes the California Agriculture Cargo
Theft Crime Prevention Program to promote
coordination among law enforcement
agencies to catch suspects and prevent ag
cargo theft, including nut thefts, causing
millions in losses.
POSITION:
Support
STATUS:
Approved in the Assembly, and it is
pending in the Senate Committee
on Public Safety.
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