Various papers state-wide (Sac Bee, San Jose Mercury News, San Diego Union-Tribune, OC Register) have given their postmortems on this Legislative session. None of them mention any of the many employment-related bills, and probably for good reason. With the budget impasse and the prospect of a special session to cover hot-button issues like health care and water resources, compounded with a divided government unlikely to enact many controversial bills touching on employment, this is not an unlikely result.
Nevertheless, I think it’s worth keeping an eye on some of the subtle changes to the usual suspects that would be in store for 2008 or 2009 (depending on when they get signed, if they get signed), and I’ve tried to do that here. Also, there are some interesting trend indicators, especially involving independent contractors.
Of course, any employer-based state-mandated health care system will put everything else on the back burner for now. Until we know the contours of a plan that can pass, I’ll keep focusing on these issues.
I am in the process of gathering comments from the various interests groups, bill sponsors, and the governor’s office regarding some of these bills. Stay tuned.
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