NEW: Cal Chamber lists ‘jobs killer' bills CalWatchdog, April 13, 2012
... wages. That raises overall labor costs for businesses, discouraging them from hiring new workers. AB 1808, by Assemblyman Das Williams, D-Santa Barbara, would significantly expand the definition of public employee to include employees of private employers where a public agency sh ...
County lawmakers put 93 bills in the hopper for 2012 Ventura County Star, March 19, 2012
... , D-Santa Barbara (17 bills): Williams' proposals include two narrowly tailored to Ventura County. AB 1808 would put into law a regulatory ruling that established Ventura County as the "joint employer" of workers at the Ventura County health clinics. Likely to generate more contro ...