California appears poised to become one of the first states in the nation to take over the job of protecting its workers — a role the Trump administration has essentially abdicated. But the Golden State’s lawyers will probably have to win in court before that process actually begins.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signing of Assembly Bill 288 in September effectively preempts federal law, allowing California workers and organizers to bring workplace complaints or charges directly to a state-run agency and sidestep the dysfunctional National Labor Relations Board.
