Measure Protecting Workers Who Get An Abortion Drawing Push Back From Religious Groups
Workers who give birth to a child out of wedlock are also protected under the proposed bill.
Los Angeles Times:
California Lawmakers Back Bill To Protect Workers' Reproductive Health Choices Over Opposition From Religious Groups
Employees would not risk losing their jobs for reproductive health choices, including having an abortion, in-vitro fertilization or a child out of wedlock, under a bill that passed the Legislature on Thursday. The measure, by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D-San Diego), takes aim at employer codes of conduct, particularly at religious institutions, that could cost workers their jobs for making such health decisions. (Mason, 9/14)
In other news from Sacramento —
Capital Public Radio:
Why Barbers Could Have A Role In Preventing Domestic Abuse
A bill that just passed through the California Legislature — AB326 from Democratic Assemblyman Rudy Salas — would mandate sexual assault and domestic violence training for beauticians in California. The training would be given to aspiring salon professionals when they apply for a license. (Caiola, 9/14)
Capital Public Radio:
California Lawmaker Asking Gov. Brown To Declare Emergency Over Illicit Pot Grows
A California state lawmaker is calling on Gov. Jerry Brown to declare a state of emergency in Siskiyou County due [to] rampant illegal marijuana grows. ... Besides exhausting local law enforcement resources, Gaines said the large scale pot growers in the county that touches the Oregon border are stealing water and damaging the environment. (Sandsor, 9/14)