SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San José) introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 692, which would prohibit any employer from coercing an employee to enter into a Debt Training Repayment Agreement Provision (TRAP) or “stay-or-pay” contract, where the worker would be required to pay an alleged debt to their employer or other financial penalty if the worker leaves their job before

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San José) introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 1362, The Human Trafficking Prevention and Protection Act for Temporary Immigrant Workers.

SACRAMENTO – Showing his commitment to support a broad range of bipartisan housing legislation, Governor Newsom signed three bills by Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San José), AB 2347, AB 2926, and AB 3122, to combat the state’s housing crisis.

SACRAMENTO – Today, Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San José), SAG-AFTRA, and California Labor Federation celebrate Governor Newsom’s signing of AB 2602, which requires informed consent by performers in film, music, and other entertainment sectors if studios wish to utilize their digital replicas created through artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San José) and Senator Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana) introduced AB 1755 today, legislation that aims to establish practical reforms to California’s “Lemon Law.”