Other California laws that went into effect include a ton of GLT protection laws.
a few of the more interesting ones
- children up to 8 years old have to be in a booster seat in cars (was 6)
- penalties for mis-classified 1099 employees has gone up
- minimum wage in San Francisco went to $10.24/hr
- employers can no longer do credit checks on new employees with a few exceptions for financial institutions
- local police cannot impound vehicles for unlicensed drivers if their only offense was no drivers license
http://www.apparelnews.net/laws
on a separate note, the highway patrol spent 2 days writing lots of tickets for 'distracted driving'. anyone using a cell phone (not hands free), eating, or otherwise not paying attention was a target.