[Source: Times of San Diego] Right now, California is a bad place for business. And it’s a bad place to be a consumer, too. We’ve all seen the headlines about inflation, soaring gas prices, supply chain bottlenecks, and the persistent labor shortage. But would you believe it if I told you that our state’s legal Read More…
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California DTSC finalizes priority product listing of carpets and rugs containing PFAS triggering reporting requirements
[Source: The National Law Review] On July 1, 2021, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) adopted (Effective July 1, 2021: Carpets and Rugs with Perfluoroalkyl or Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) | Department of Toxic Substances Control) a new “Priority Product” under the state’s Safer Consumer Products (SCP) Program: carpets and rugs containing perfluoroalkyl or Read More…
Opinion: ‘Hero pay’ proposals will lead to unintended consequences
[Source: The Orange County Register] We’re not sure why people were shocked by the predictable outcome of Long Beach’s decision to dramatically boost the hourly pay of grocery workers during the pandemic. After the vote, Kroger announced the shuttering of “long-struggling” Ralphs and Food 4 Less locations. That mandate ends up hurting hourly workers and Read More…
AB 161 is a waste of effort, it should be rejected
[Source: Los Angeles Daily News] Because lawmakers in Sacramento seem not to think they have anything better to do, they’ll be holding hearings soon on a new bill to force businesses to be digital receipt compliant. The legislation, Assembly Bill 161, has, as usual, the best of intentions. Paper receipts, of course, consume energy to Read More…
California ranks as no. 1 ‘judicial hellhole’ in nation
[Source: CalChamber] California has landed atop the “Judicial Hellholes” list again, according to the latest ranking of the “most unfair” civil litigation courts by the American Tort Reform Foundation (ATRF). Trailing not far behind California are Florida, New York City and St. Louis, Missouri. California was last at No. 1 in the 2015–2016 report, and Read More…
Making climate change fashionable – the garment industry takes on global warming
[Source: Forbes] As the COP21 climate change talks are underway in Paris this week, it’s nice to see real progress on fronts rarely discussed. Lots of industries other than energy production are important sources of greenhouse gas emissions – agriculture, iron and metal smelting, cement production, waste treatment and … the fashion industry. The apparel Read More…