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Featured Image: Michael Yeboah, a nursing supervisor for MemorialCare, consults with a prospective patient who’s hoping to get tested for coronavirus on April 13, 2020. New state laws impacting health care, voting, affordable housing, climate change and education were among the 770 new state laws to take effect in the new year. One such law insurance providers from placing the cost of COVID-19 testing and immunizations on its members. Photo: Shawn Raymundo
By Breeana Greenberg
New state laws impacting health care, voting, affordable housing, climate change and education were among the 770 new state laws to take effect in the new year.
With the pandemic remaining an ongoing issue, the California State Legislature focused on measures to address COVID-19 and health care issues. Housing affordability, another ongoing issue, was at the forefront of the bills that lawmakers...
; ; ; agreed to pay $17.07 million to settle federal allegations of illegal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) hiring practices on Friday, marking the Justice Department's first resolution unde...