2007 Publications

November 2007

A Comparison of Núñez/Perata and Schwarzenegger Health Care Reform Proposals
Agnes Lee and Kim Flores, November 2007
A side-by-side comparison of AB 8 and the governor’s health care proposals.
 

2007 Legislative Highlights
SOR Staff, November 2007
Brief summaries of the significant measures approved by the California State Senate and Assembly and sent to the governor this year.
 

March 2007

A U.S. Supreme Court Case Update: Philip Morris USA v. Williams
Saskia Kim, March 2007
Last week, a narrowly divided U.S. Supreme Court overturned a $79.5 million punitive damage award against tobacco company Philip Morris.
 

Consumer Privacy and Identity Theft: A Summary of Key Statutes and Guide for Lawmakers (2007 edition)
Saskia Kim, March 2007
In recent years, the issue of individual privacy and the protection of personal information has been of considerable interest to the California Legislature and the U.S. Congress.
 

February 2007

A Primer on Family Law: Fundamentals and Resources for Legislative Staff
Kate Sproul, February 2007
California laws affecting marriage, domestic partnerships, divorce, and children are varied and, in many cases, complex.
 

Balancing Work and Family: Two-and-a-Half Years Ago, California Became the First State in the Nation to Offer Paid Family Leave Benefits. Who Has Benefited? What Has Been Learned?
Rona Levine Sherriff, February 2007
The many demands and pressures of family life and the workplace have always been a challenge for most. Today that balancing act has become more complex. 
 

January 2007

Lessons From the California Experience: The State With the Largest Public Higher-Education System in the Nation Takes Important Steps Toward Establishing a Statewide Accountability Model
Rona Levine Sherriff and Marlene Linares Garcia, January 2007
Preface by California State Senator Jack Scott
California, like the rest of the nation, has heard the cry for accountability. In recent years this cry has intensified in the public and private sectors—and in particular in academia.
 

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