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This newsletter brings a bit of constitutional, legislative and administrative history …
THE PAST IS ALWAYS PRESENT: RESEARCHING LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY HISTORY … is the topic of Friday, March 6th’s Northern California Association of Law Librarians (NOCALL) Spring Institute. I am honored to be presenting on one of my favorite regulatory history topics (yes, I have a favorite regulatory topic to research): the Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC).
The IWC was established by the Legislature in 1913 (Assembly Bill 1251) to:
… ascertain the wages paid, the hours and conditions of labor and employment in the various occupations, trades and industries in which women and minors are employed in the State of California; and to make investigations into the comfort, health, safety and welfare of such women and minors.
The first orders regulated the Fruit and Vegetable Canning Industry and included requirements for on-site restrooms (including “an adequate supply of toilet paper … in every water closet compartment”) and for “at least one hour for noon day meal…”
If you’re interested in more of the history of how we got to those long posters and documents in your break rooms, consider registering for the NOCALL Spring Institute:
View the full agenda and register
CALIFORNIA’S LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR 2026. Part 2 of the two-year cycle of California’s legislative session is underway here in 2026 and we thought we would take a quick look at some of the goals our lawmakers are prioritizing…
AMENDING CALIFORNIA’S CONSTITUTION. Our current state constitution was ratified in 1879 and has been amended 525 times in the last 147 years! Many of the amendments were made via voter-approved initiatives.
Whether your case turns on a provision from 1849, 1879, or a more recent revision, we research Constitutional provisions, as well as statutes and regulations.
Stay tuned for a future post that contains more history of the California Constitution!
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