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AB 22 (Mendoza-D-Artesia) Employment: Credit Reports. This bill would prohibit the use of consumer credit reports for employment purposes unless the information is specifically job related. CIGA believes that employers should have every tool available to them in making hiring decisions. This bill passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee and on its way to the Appropriations Committee. CIGA Position: OPPOSE Unless Amended.
AB 183 (Ma-D-San Francisco): Alcohol Beverage Licenses: Self-Service Checkout. This bill would prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages using a customer-operated checkout system. Sponsors of the bill claim that by prohibiting the use of self-service checkout systems, minors and intoxicated persons will no longer be able to purchase alcoholic beverages, and the theft of these beverages will significantly decrease. Opponents argue that self-service checkout systems lock up when any age restricted product is scanned, and must be unlocked (and ID checked) by a store employee. This bill is in Senate governmental Organization Committee. CIGA Position: OPPOSE.
AB 325 (Lowenthal, B.-D-Long Beach): Employees' Right to Bereavement Leave. This bill would provide that an employer shall not discharge, discipline, or in any manner discriminate against an employee for inquiring about, requesting, or taking up to four days of bereavement leave upon the death of a spouse, child, parent, sibling, grandparent, grandchild or domestic partner. CIGA believes that employers should have the flexibility to the granting of any type of leave or vacation, and not the State of California. This bill is awaiting hearing in the Senate Appropriations Committee. CIGA Position: OPPOSE.
AB 350 (Solorio-D-Santa Ana): Displaced Janitor Opportunity Act. This bill relates to property services, licensed security, landscape, window cleaning and food cafeteria and dietary services in addition to janitorial and building maintenance services. When a contract for the above services is terminated, or about to be terminated, this bill would require the terminated contractor to provide the successor contractor for the same services personnel information regarding all of the employees of the terminated contractor working at that, or those, sites. It will require the successor contractor to employ the employees of the terminated contractor at that, or those sites, for a period of 90 days, and the successor contractor can only terminate those specified employees for cause within the 90 days. This bill virtually eliminates California's long-standing practice of "at-will"employment, and forces contractors to hire employees that they may not want or need. The bill is awaiting hearing in the Senate Appropriations Committee. CIGA Position: OPPOSE.
AB 688 (Pan-D-Sacramento): Food and Drugs: Sale. This bill would prohibit a retailer from selling, or permitting to be sold, baby food, infant formula or over-the-counter medication after the expiration date, or "use-by" or "use before" date on the packaging. Creates an infraction and a fine of $10 per day per item sold, determined by the number of days between the date on the packaging and the date of sale. CIGA members are committed to selling products in a safe and timely manner. This bill creates a new crime. The measure is awaiting hearing in the Senate Health Committee. CIGA Position: OPPOSE.
AB 1236 (Fong-D-Mountain View): Employment: Hiring Practices: Electronic Verification. This bill would prohibit a state, or a city, county, city and county, or special district from requiring an employer other than one of those government entities to use an electronic employment verification system except when required federal law or as a condition of receiving federal funds. The federal government enacted the "Basic Pilot Program" in 2004, establishing an electronic employment verification system. The law was renamed "E-Verify" in 2007. Subsequent use by employers nationwide has shown that the electronic employment database is not sufficiently up to date to meet requirements for accurate verification. This has led to employers being unable to hire employees in a timely manner and kept workers from earning wages. This bill is awaiting passage out of the Senate. CIGA Position: SUPPORT.
SB 129 (Leno-D-San Francisco): Medical Marijuana: Patients and Primary Caregivers. This bill amends the Compassionate Use Act of 1996, permitting the use of medical marijuana. This bill would make it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against a person in hiring, termination, or any term or condition of employment based upon the person's status as a qualified patient or a positive drug test for marijuana. This bill does not offer a "safe harbor" for employers in the event of an accident or incident involving the qualified patient in the workplace. This bill is on the Senate Inactive List. CIGA Position: OPPOSE.
SB 783 (Dutton-R-Inland Empire): Special Access: Liability. The federal American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and California's complimentary special access laws are intended to protect Californians with special needs from unlawful and unfair restrictions on access to the full and free use of streets, highways, sidewalks, publicly accessed buildings, among other locations. Unfortunately, a handful of attorneys have been earning their livings by filing ADA lawsuits and demanding money in lieu of the building owner or occupant going to court. This bill would require specific filing of an alleged violation to the property owner, agent or other responsible party. The bill would require the owner, agent, or other responsible party to respond to the allegation within 30 days of the notice of violation, and would have 120 days to fix the alleged violation before the matter could be brought into court. This bill is awaiting hearing in Senate Judiciary Committee. CIGA Position: SUPPORT.
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