SACRAMENTO – As it scrambles to overhaul Proposition 65 in the final weeks of the legislative session, Governor Jerry Brown's office has released draft amendments that would shield more small businesses from private lawsuits brought under the voter-approved Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act.
Proposed changes , circulated among interest groups over the weekend, would exempt retailers who employ fewer than 25 people from Prop 65 litigation, which can result in sizeable civil penalties and attorneys fees. Currently, the voter-approved initiative only shields businesses with fewer than 10 employees.
