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(January 30, 2012) The California Chamber of Commerce is reminding employers that they must post a summary of job-related injuries and illnesses from 2011 at their place of business by February 1. A CalChamber-opposed bill to create a new, government-run, multibillion-dollar socialized health care system supported by an unspecified “premium structure” fell short of votes needed to pass the state Senate yesterday. (January 26, 2012) A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed “job killer” bill that creates a government-run, multibillion-dollar socialized health care system is awaiting a vote on the Senate floor. A CalChamber-opposed “job killer” bill that creates uncertainty for litigants, further aggravating California’s reputation as a bad place to do business, by decentralizing control of trial court funds is awaiting a vote on the Assembly Floor. (January 24, 2011) At the request of the California Chamber of Commerce, the California Supreme Court has ordered a review of a trial court decision to clarify whether rounding employees’ timecard entries is legal. (January 23, 2012) A bill that would have imposed a hidden tax on software has been amended in response to opponents’ concerns and therefore is no longer on the California Chamber of Commerce-opposed “job killer” list. A CalChamber-opposed bill that creates a new government-run, multibillion-dollar socialized health care system supported by an unspecified "premium structure" and prohibits the sale of any private health care insurance is headed to the Senate Floor. (January 19, 2012) The California Chamber of Commerce has made available a new notice to help businesses comply with a law that took effect January 1 requiring employers to provide nonexempt employees with specific wage information at the time of hire. (January 18, 2012) A rally to support adequate court funding in California is being held today from noon to 1:30 p.m. in downtown Los Angeles. (January 17, 2012) The latest informal draft regulations that deal with chemicals in consumer products create an uncertain regulatory environment that makes investing, innovating and doing business in California substantially riskier.
(1/30/12) The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) has released a report indicating that in 2010 the federal charitable deduction accounted for over $36 billion to more than 33 million individuals. The average value to taxpayers claiming the deduction was $1,078. For more information, click here. (1/27/12) Two California nonprofits have joined forces to promote state government reforms. The Think Long Committee of California and the California Forward Action Fund have reached a formal agreement to campaign for the "Government Performance and
Accountability Act (GPAA)," a ballot measure expected to qualify for the November 2012 ballot. According to the two organizations, the "Act would make popular, common-sense improvements to ... (1/25/12) President Obama has released an eight-page “Blueprint for an America Built to Last" as a follow-up to his State of the Union Address last night. The proposal touches on a variety of issues of interest to nonprofits,
including "Values: Ensure Every American Plays By The Same Set Of Rules And Pays Their Fair Share." Among other things, the President is asking Congress to: (1/24/12) The California Wellness Foundation (TCWF) established the Sabbatical Program Award in 2003 to keep burnout, stress and fatigue from undermining the effectiveness
of the leaders of nonprofit organizations. Based on the model established by the Durfee Foundation in Los Angeles, the statewide TCWF Sabbatical Program Award provides grants that enable executive directors to spend up to six months away from the workplace, relaxing and... (1/23/12) In the days since Gov. Jerry Brown released his proposed 2012-13 state budget, leading budget analysts have put out reports highlighting key details and implications for health and human services, education, the environment and other issues of concern to nonprofits. To find out more from a variety of perspectives, go to: Office of the Legislative Analyst http://www.lao.ca.gov/laoapp/PubDetails.aspx?id=2552 ; California Budget Project htt... (1/20/12) According to a new national survey, three-in-ten Americans (30%) say there are "very strong conflicts" between poor people and rich people. That is double the proportion that offered a similar view in July 2009and the largest share expressing this opinion since the question was first asked by the Pew Research Center in 1987. As a result, in the public’s evaluations of divisions within American society, conflicts betwe... (1/20/12) Federal judge Claudia Wilken yesterday blocked the state from reducing in-home care to low-income disabled and elderly residents. The reduction would have slashed one-fifth of service hours for In-Home Supportive Services recipients to save the state $100 million over the next six months. The judge's ruling means that 370,000 people, mostly seniors, will continue to receive IHSS care, while the state appeals the decision. For more informat... (1/17/12) "Nonprofits Talking Taxes" is an fast-paced, interactive workshop offered at NO COST to nonprofits and faith groups seeking ways to talk about the state and local budget crisis and key income solutions. This month, there are two FREE, 1. "Nonprofits Talking Taxes The Webinar" Friday, January 20, 12 - 1pm. Click here to register! 2. "Nonprofits Talking Taxes in Silicon Valley" Thursday, January 26, 12 - 2pm, Sili... (1/13/12) Beginning yesterday, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) - a Los Angeles area 501©3 nonprofit - is scheduled to launch a new program that will expand the list of permitted top-level domain designations
(words that appear to the right of the “dot” in an Internet address). Applicants will be allowed to claim virtually any word, generic or branded, as an internet top-level domain (TLD). This potentially includes: .charity, .donate, ... (1/12/12) In what the New York Times describes as perhaps "its most significant religious liberty decision in two decades, the Supreme Court on Wednesday for the first time recognized a 'ministerial exception' to employment discrimination laws, saying that churches and other religious groups must be free to choose and dismiss their leaders without government interference. The decision gave only limited guidance about how courts should decide who counts as a minister, sayin... (1/10/12) Three California members of Congress have announced their plans not to run for re-election this fall. Two – Wally Herger (R-Yuba City) and Elton Gallegy (R-Simi Valley) - have decades of seniority, which gives them extra influence in the Congress. The other is Dennis Cardoza (D-Atwater), who has served for a shorter time than the others but exerted impact as co-chair of the Moderate Democrat Caucus, otherwise known as the "Blue Dog Coal... (1/6/12) After a copy of his proposal somehow was uploaded to a state website five days in advance of its scheduled release, Governor Jerry Brown quickly summoned reporters and offered up the entire 2012-13 blueprint -- one that pegs the deficit at $9.2 billion and includes some major changes and cuts to health and human services and other programs that will put significant pressure on nonprofits to compensate for the lack of state support. The governor's proposal an... (1/5/12) According a report on the blog of Good Magazine, "a band of smiling millionaires "stood in line at a state office in Sacramento on Tuesday to become the first legal Benefit Corporations in California. Under a new law taking effect this year, for-profit corporations are eligible to include nonprofit-like "benefits" as an explicit part of their official purposes. Opposition came from CAN, California Church Impact, and the Nonprofit and Unincorporated Org... (12/28/11) The payroll tax cut extension approved by Congress last week also preserves a tax break for older Americans on charity distributions from their Individual Retirement Accounts. Like the payroll tax cut, the provision allowing people age 70 1/2 and older to donate up to $100,000 a year tax-free from their IRA¹s‹which was set to expire Jan. was extended for two months. Many nonprofit advocates have been lobbying to make the rule, enacted in 20... (12/27/11) The IRS Modernized e-file system for tax-exempt organizations will not be available from Jan. 1, through Feb. 29 for electronic filing of Forms 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF and 1120-POL information returns. To minimize the impact, the IRS is granting an extension of time to file to March 30 to organizations whose due date or first extended due date is Jan. 17 or Feb. 15. The 990-N e-postcard filing system will not be affected. The suspension is intended to give IRS... (12/27/11) Over two dozen new state laws that impact nonprofits as employers will take effect at the beginning of 2012. For more information, click here. Effective January 31, 2012, most private-sector employers must post a new notice issued by the NLRB entitled, ³Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act.² Certain industries like agriculture, airlines, and railroads, as well as some small employers, are exempt from the NLRA notice re... (12/22/11) As a new tax year begins for many calendar year taxpayers, now is a good time for organizations to review their record keeping practices. For more information, click here. (12/20/11) A new nonprofit seeking to challenge the dominance of the Democrats and Republicans has turned in more than 1 million signatures to secure a place on the June primary ballot for a nonpartisan "unity" ticket chosen online. Anyone can nominate a candidate, but eventually the nominee must choose to run on the ticket and select a running mate who either belongs to a different political party or is an independent. That ticket co... (12/20/11) San Francisco has lost one of its most influential nonprofit advocates. In addition his service as board chair of educational institutions like Mills College and philanthropic institutions like the Jewish Community Endowment Fund and the San Francisco Foundation, Warren Hellman, who died this week at age 77, was deeply involved in nonprofit public policy organizations including the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, Bay Area Council, The Br... (12/16/11) Congress passed a 2012 spending bill today that offers mixed results to nonprofits worried that the budget scalpel could cut deeply into programs that benefit them or people in need. The $1-trillion legislation, agreed to last night by House and Senate negotiators in time to avert a government shutdown, cuts spending in some areas, including the arts, national service, and energy assistance for low-income people. Some social-service and educati... (12/15/11) Two recent reports document federal spending in California, much of which flows to nonprofits. A report by the California State Auditor (http://www.bsa.ca.gov/reports) released this week looks at some of the $85 billion in Recovery Act funding to the state through 31 federal programs administered by 10 departments, including the Department of Aging, California Volunteers, Department of Housing and Community Development, and others "to ensure proper accountabilit... (12/13/11) While a recent report shows that many Californians who need mental health care aren't getting it, community and local providers are cautiously optimistic that treating less acute mental health problems may get easier. A major overhaul of the way California deals with mental health is underway, partly in response to safety issues at mental hospitals, partly in response to Department of Justice oversight, partly in anticipation of federal health care refo... (12/9/11) The Treasury Department this week released a study on supporting organizations and donor-advised funds that was promptly dismissed as "disappointing and unresponsive" by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA). Grassley had championed the need for the study in 2006 when he chaired (12/9/11) The California Legislature is in recess, but there's a hearing today in Los Angeles. The subject is the fiscal health of California's older women and nonprofits are featured on the list of invited speakers, including Jenny Chung Mejia of the Insight Center on Community Economic Development, Donna Addkison of the group Wider Opportunities for Women, Jean Ross of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and gerontologist Caroline Cicero of Pepperd... (12/8/11) Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and First Lady Anne Brown will host the 2011 California Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony tonight, where ten inductees - including two from the nonprofit sector - who "exemplify the creative and pioneering spirit" of California will be honored. Father Gregory Boyle founded Homeboy Industries nonprofit economic development enterprises in East Los Angeles. The late Ed Roberts was a pioneering leader of the disability ...
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