The Unintended Consequences of Plastic Bag Bans: An Armful of Designer Clothes and Ecoli
Recently, I was visiting with my sister and her family who told me of San Louis Obispo County's "plastic bag ban". I had heard of [...]
France’s Richest Man Leaves County to Avoid France’s High Taxes
First, it was famous French actor Gerard Depardieu who announced he would be leaving his home country for the lower taxes offered by neighboring Belgium. Now, [...]
Is the Court Putting the Brakes on the NLRB?
President Obama's Administration has actively advanced the union agenda. One tool used by the Administration has been to make appointments to the National Labor Relations [...]
Mandatory Sick Leave — Paying Employees To Do Nothing (Maybe You Already Do)
The day after our president suggests that government is the answer, I will suggest that in most cases, government is not the answer. It's an [...]
Surprise, Surprise…Prop 30 Funds Steered Towards Salaries and Benefits–Less Than Half For Education
Governor Brown's budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year has a big surprise for those who voted for its passage, believing that the bulk of [...]
Let’s Clear the Air — Flatulence in the Workplace
The Smoking Gun reported on a Social Security Administration ("SSA") worker in Baltimore who was reprimanded for passing gas in his cubicle. Apparently this is [...]