California Attorney General Xavier Becerra

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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra sent a letter of support urging the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board to adopt an emergency temporary standard aimed at protecting workers across California from exposure to COVID-19. The proposed regulation, which would be promulgated by the California Division of Occupational Safety and …continue reading

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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra joined a multistate comment letter objecting to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Army Corps) directive to weaken states’ oversight of projects impacting water quality. The Army Corps’ directive would drastically shorten timeframes for state water quality certifications under Section 401 of the Clean Water …continue reading

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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, with Alameda County District Attorney Nancy E. O’Malley and San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen M. Wagstaffe, announced a $4.6 million settlement involving Advantage Rent A Car and its affiliate E-Z Rent-A-Car (Advantage) following a multi-year joint investigation into violations of California’s consumer protection laws. …continue reading

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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued the following statement in response to a district court ruling striking down the Trump Administration’s unlawful repeal of a rule that ensures taxpayers and states receive fair value for oil, gas, and coal extracted from public and tribal lands: “Today we protected a commonsense …continue reading

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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra joined a multistate lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s reversal of school meal nutrition standards that protect the health and well-being of students around the country. In the complaint, the coalition argues the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision failed to rely on any analysis of …continue reading

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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Assemblymember Mark Stone announced that AB 1270, legislation that seeks to strengthen the California False Claims Act (CFCA) has passed the Judiciary Committee. The legislation, authored by Assemblymember Stone and sponsored by Attorney General Becerra, strengthens the ability of the Office of the Attorney …continue reading

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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum filed a lawsuit in the district court for the District of Columbia seeking to block President Trump’s unlawful “Two for One” Executive Order (Order). The Order, issued on January 30, 2017, requires agencies to …continue reading

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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Assemblymember Luz Rivas (D-Arleta) have announced that their sponsored bill, Assembly Bill 1313, passed the Committee on Higher Education. The bill prohibits postsecondary schools from withholding transcripts from students who owe the schools a debt. The bill, which ensures that students are not handcuffed …continue reading

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California Governor Gavin Newsom and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, leading a coalition of 20 states, filed a motion for preliminary injunction to block the Trump Administration from initiating an unlawful diversion of $1.6 billion in federal taxpayer funds to build an unauthorized border wall. The motion was filed in …continue reading

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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced that, as a result of the court order secured by California, more than 373,000 Dreamers have had their Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) renewal requests granted since January 2018, despite the federal government’s efforts to rescind the policy. With these renewals, these individuals …continue reading

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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court supporting New York and other states in their victorious lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. The federal government is asking the Supreme Court to reverse a U.S. District …continue reading

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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra joined a coalition of 25 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter opposing a proposal by the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to formally delay implementation of 2017 regulations governing payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans (Payday Rule). The Payday Rule protects …continue reading