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Summary:
This [act] provides for expedited motions to dismiss abusive SLAPP lawsuits. Section 2 defines the forms of public participation protected from such SLAPP suits. Section 3 provides for an expedited motion to...
Topic:
Civil Liberties
Year:
2013
Source:
ALICE
Summary:
This act would give parents the right to take up to eight hours each month, with a maximum of forty hours per year, to attend educational activities of their child’s day care facility or school. The act...
Topic:
Work-Family Balance
Year:
2013
Source:
ALICE
Summary:
This model ordinance requires that a municipal public fund create a list of fossil fuel companies that match specific criteria and divest all direct and indirect holdings in companies on this list over a...
Topic:
Public Investment Funds, Fossil Fuels, Climate Change
Year:
2013
Source:
ALICE
Summary:
This act provides that employees who receive any form of paid leave -- whether vacation, sick days or other leave -- may use that leave to care for a sick family member (“family sick leave”). The act...
Topic:
Work-Family Balance, Wages and Compensation
Year:
2013
Source:
ALICE
Summary:
The “Healthier Choices, Healthier Kids” ordinance promotes children’s health by requiring all fast food restaurants within municipal boundaries to serve healthful sides and beverages as the default...
Topic:
Nutrition
Year:
2013
Source:
ALICE
Summary:
This act would provide that the governing documents of a common interest development may not prohibit posting or displaying of noncommercial signs, posters, flags, or banners, except for the protection of...
Topic:
Civil Liberties
Year:
2013
Source:
ALICE
Summary:
The act prohibits law enforcement agencies from inquiring into the immigration status of witnesses or victims of crimes, unless they have themselves been charged with a crime.
Topic:
Immigrants and Immigration, Services, Benefits, and Programs
Year:
2013
Source:
ALICE
Summary:
This act provides that all protections, rights and remedies available under state labor, employment and housing laws not prohibited by federal law are available to all individuals regardless of immigration...
Topic:
Job and Workplace Standards, Employment, Employment, Immigrants and Immigration
Year:
2013
Source:
ALICE
Summary:
This act defines the legitimate reasons – “just cause” – for discharging or suspending any employee, which includes economic hardship by employers requiring staff reductions. Section 3 requires that all...
Topic:
Job Protection and Retention
Year:
2013
Source:
ALICE
Summary:
This Act defines what constitutes a large retailer and requires such large retailers to allow free speech activities in non-business areas of such large retailers, subject to reasonable time, place and...
Topic:
Civil Liberties, Job and Workplace Standards
Year:
2013
Source:
ALICE