Reagan and Obama and Black America

The Washington Times had an interesting article about how Ronald Reagan and Barrack Obama have done by Black America. Richard Rahn of the Washington Times sum it up this way:

Ronald Reagan reduced Taxes on job created by 60%. Obama increased them by 17%. Reagan cut non-defense federal spending by a third; Obama has increased it, to say the least. Reagan cut regulations while Obama has greatly increased them.

Under Reagan, adult black unemployment fell by 20%, but under Mr.Obama, it has increased by 42%

Black teenage unemployment felly by 16% under Reagan, but has risen by 56% under Mr. Obama

The increase in unemployment rates has been far worse for blacks under Mr.Obama than for whites and Hispanics.

Inflation-adjusted real incomes are slightly higher for Hispanics and whites than they were in 2008, but are lower for blacks.

The labor force participation rate has fallen for all groups, but remains far lower for blacks than for whites and Hispanics.

Some change for black America. For someone who has stated that he admired Reagan, he should is not acting like him.

NEW LAWS FOR CALIFORNIA FOR 2013

NEW LAWS FOR CALIFORNIA FOR 2013

As 2012 is coming to and end new laws will take effect for California residents in 2013. Here are just some of the new laws that will go into effect on January 1, 2013:

GOOD SAMARITAN OVERDOSE PREVENTION LAW This law encourages people to call 911 and seek medical help for someone who experiences a drug or alcohol overdose without fear or being prosecution for minor drug crimes.

MOTOR VEHICLE LAWS

Amber Alert for Seniors: Similar to Amber Alert, the CHP would activitate a silver alert upon request if a person, age 65n or older, is reported missing to a law enforcement agencies and that agency determines that certain criteria is met.

D.U.I.: A person who has been arrested and is suspected of driving while under the influence of a DUI of drugs, no longer has the option of a urine test. Prior to this changing a person had the option of submitting to either a urine or blood test to determine the drug content of the blood. Now the driver will only be able to submit to a blood test.

New California Laws for 2013 Affecting REALTORS

Landlord Must Disclose Notice of Default to Prospective Tenants: Starting January 1, 2013, every landlord who offers for rent a residential property containing one-to-four units must disclose in writing to any prospective tenant the receipt of a notice of default that has not been rescinded. This disclosure must be made before executing a lease agreement. If a landlord violates this law, the tenant can elect to void the lease and recover one month’s rent or twice the amount of actual damages, whichever is greater, plus all prepaid rent. If the lease is not voided and the foreclosure sale has not occurred, the tenant may deduct one month’s rent from future amounts owed. The written disclosure notice as provided by statute must be in English, Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Korean. A property manager will not be held liable for failing to provide the written disclosure notice unless the landlord has given the property manager written instructions to deliver the written disclosure to the tenant. This law will expire on January 1, 2018

Landlord May Dispose Abandoned Personal Property Less Than $700: Commencing January 1, 2013, the total resale value of personal property left behind by a tenant after termination of a tenancy that the landlord must sell at a public auction (rather than dispose of or retain for his or her own use), has been increased from $300 to $700, if certain procedures are followed. This law, however, also prohibits a landlord from assessing any storage cost if the tenant reclaims personal property within 2 days of vacating the premises. The statutory notices of Right to Reclaim Abandoned Property have been revised to reflect these changes. Furthermore, a landlord’s notices of termination of tenancy and pre-move out inspection must contain specified language that former tenants may reclaim abandoned personal property left on the premises, subject to certain conditions.

Tenant Entitled to a 90-Day Notice to Terminate After Foreclosure: Effective January 1, 2013, a month-to-month tenant in possession of a rental housing unit at the time the property is foreclosed must be given a 90-day written notice to terminate under California law. For a fixed-term residential lease, the tenant can generally remain until the end of the lease term, and all rights and obligations under the lease shall survive foreclosure, including the tenant’s obligation to pay rent. However, the landlord can give a 90-day written notice to terminate a fixed-term lease after foreclosure under any of the following four circumstances: (1) the purchaser or successor-in-interest will occupy the property as a primary residence; (2) the tenant is the borrower or the borrower’s child, spouse, or parent; (3) the lease was not the result of an arms’ length transaction; or (4) the lease requires rent that is substantially below fair market rent (except if under rent control or government subsidy). The purchaser or successor-in-interest bears the burden of proving that one of the four exceptions has been met. This law does not apply if a borrower stays in the property as a tenant, subtenant, or occupant, or if the property is subject to just cause rent control. This law will expire on December 31, 2019. This new California law is similar, but not identical, to the 90-day termination notice requirement under the federal Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act (12 U.S.C. § 5201, et seq.) (as extended by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act), which is set to expire on December 31, 2014.

New California Employment Laws to Take Effect in 2013

• A.B. 1844 states employers cannot fire, threaten to fire, discipline or retaliate against employees for not disclosing a username or password for accessing a personal social media website.
• A.B. 2674 requires employers to maintain personnel records for at least three years after termination and to provide current and former employees (or their representatives) the opportunity to inspect their records within 30 days of the request, except when a lawsuit relating to a personnel matter is pending.
A.B. 1964 amends the Federal Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) to include a religious dress practice or grooming practice as a belief of observance covered by protections against religious discrimination. However, if a person’s religions practice requires him or her to be segregated from the public or other employees, that is not considered to be a “reasonable accommodation” under the law.

NEW CALIFORNIA LAWS FOR 2012

By: Frank Osekowsky

12/19/2012

As 2011 is near an end, I decided to take a look at some of the new laws that will take effect for California in 2012.

 

DUI  CHECKPOINT LAW

Unlicensed but sober drivers stopped at DUI checkpoints across the state will no longer face an automatic impounding of their vehicles.  They will still face a fine for driving without a license, but they will have the option of relinquishing control of their vehicle to a licensed driver avoid having it towed and impounded.

EMPLOYMENT CREDIT CHECK LAW

Employer’s will longer be able to request credit reports for new employees, unless they are applying or working in a financial inst, law enforcement or the justice department.

This law also exempts workers who have (1) has access to people’s bank or credit card, social security numbers and date of birth; (2) has access to an employer’s proprietary information or trade secrets;(3) signs a check, credit cared, financial contract, or transfers money for an employer and (4) has access to more than $10,000 cash or (5) is a manger in certain industries.   This law will take effect on January 1, 2012.

GAY BULLYING LAW ALSO CALLED SETH’S LAW

This law will require that all public schools to have a uniform process dealing with gay bullying complaints.  Mandates that school personnel intervene if they witness gay bullying.  This law takes effect on January 1, 2012.

LGBT EQUALITY AND EQUAL ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION LAW

State Univ. and colleges must create and enforce campus policies protecting LGBT from harassment and appoint employee contact persons to address on campus LGBT matters. 

PROTECTION OF PARENT CHILD RELATIONSHIP LAW

This law will allow courts to consider the relationship between a child and a non biological parent when considering child rights cases involving birth parents, adoptive parents, and gay or lesbian parents.

GAY DIVORCE LAWS

This law provides that if a gay couple gets married in California but lives in a state that will not grant them a divorce, the California courts will have jurisdiction to grant them a legal action.  The case will be filed in the county where the gay couple were married.  This law takes effect January 1, 2012.

CALIFORNIA GAY HISTORY LAW

In 2011, Governor Jerry Brown signed the Gay History Law, which mandates that school textbooks and social studies include gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender accomplishments.

PREGNANCY DISABILITY LAW

This law prohibits employers from refusing to maintain and pay for group health insurance coverage for the duration of pregnancy disability leave, up to four months in a 12-month period.

E VERIFY SYSTEM

This law provides that state agencies, cities, and counties cannot require private employers to use the federal E-Verify system to confirm the legal immigration status of workers they hire, except when required by federal law or as a condition of receiving federal funds.

E-Verify is a computerized system maintained and operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in partnership with the Social Security Administration. E-Verify allows employers to use the program, on a voluntary basis, to verify that the employees they hire are authorized to work in the United States

These are just some of the 700 laws that will take effect in 2012