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Article: Staying legal in '06: new law adds flex time for show biz; minimum wage hike defeated, but ...
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- Los Angeles Business Journal
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- January 2, 2006
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As 2006 gets under way, California businesses face only a handful of new bills, although a couple could hit them hard in the pocketbook.
Among the new laws is one allowing employers to issue an employee's final paycheck through direct deposit and an agreement allowing employers in the motion picture and broadcast industries more flexibility in scheduling meal periods for union workers. There's also a new law requiting cosmetics manufacturers to list toxic chemicals in their products.
Dozens of other bills that had concerned business groups, such as increasing the minimum wage or new health care mandates, either failed in the Legislature or were vetoed by ...