Under usual circumstances, employees are required to present evidence establishing the illness or injury is work related in order to qualify for worker’s compensation benefits.
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In yet another COVID-19 related lawsuit regarding employee health and safety, Amazon has been sued in the San Francisco Superior Court.
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President Trump Is Expanding Access to Telehealth Services for Rural Americans
Today, President Trump is signing a new Executive Order to further expand access to telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in rural communities.
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This proposed initiative seeks to raise up to $12 billion a year through a split roll property tax on commercial and industrial properties. The proposed initiative is an effort to correct flaws in a previous proposal that has already qualified ...
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AFBF Calls on Lawmakers to Help Farmers Through Food System Shockwave
The American Farm Bureau Federation is calling on lawmakers to provide critical resources to farmers impacted by the COVID-19 shockwave to the food system and to rural communities grappling with the pandemic’s impacts.
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New Cal OSHA Regulation for Outdoor Agricultural Operations During Hours of Darkness
On July 1 new Cal OSHA requirements regarding the operation of agricultural equipment between sunset and sunrise will go into effect.
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PPPFA Creates New Guidelines for PPP Loans
On June 5, President Trump signed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (PPPFA) into law. Meaningful changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) include...
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Equipment Industry Joins Lawmakers in Opposing FCC Decision Many Say Threatens GPS Systems
Federal Communications Committee Chairman Ajit Pai pushed back against opposition to the agency’s surprise approval of an application from Ligado to deploy a low-power terrestrial network in L-band spectrum. National security officials and businesses that rely on Global Positioning Systems ...
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Colorado’s “Right-to-Repair” bill was withdrawn by sponsors during a May 27 hearing of the Business and Labor Affairs Committee at the Colorado Capital. With limited public participation due to COVID-19 restrictions, Rep. Brianna Titone and Rep. Jonathon Singer acknowledged opposition to ...
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Equipment dealers in Nevada are unified in their opposition to "Right-to-Repair" legislation which would allow for unfettered access to the software that governs on-board technology on equipment. We believe this legislation is overly-broad in scope, and unnecessary in light of ...
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