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TORRANCE TRIBUNE December 21, 2017 Page 3 Patty Grau with her painting “San Pedro I & II.” Now on display through January 15, 2018, paintings by Patty Grau in the Chiropractic Offices, Back in Action, 25200 Crenshaw Boulevard, Suite 101, Torrance. 310-325-2500. Open hours: Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. • We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season. Herald Publications Holiday Schedule Our offices will be closed the following days for the holidays. Thursday, December 21 | Friday, December 22 | Monday, December 25 Thursday, December 28 | Friday, December 29 | Monday, January 1 Calendar of Events Deadline for Calendar items is the prior Thursday by noon. Calendar items are $1 per word. Email listings to marketing@heraldpublications. com. We take Visa and MasterCard. THURSDAY, DEC. 21 • Puppets Oh My!, 4:00 PM., free, Henderson Library, 4805 Emerald Street, Call: 310-371-2075. • Teen Zone, 3:30 PM., free – teens only, Katy Geissert Civic Center Library, 3301 Torrance Blvd., Call: 310-618-5964. FRIDAY, DEC. 22 • All Torrance Libraries – CLOSED for Christmas. SATURDAY, DEC. 23 • Torrance Certified Farmers’ Market at Wilson Park, 8:00 AM. – 1:00 PM., 2200 Crenshaw Blvd., Between Carson St. & Sepulveda, Call: 310-781-7520. • All Torrance Libraries – CLOSED for Christmas. SUNDAY, DEC. 24 • Merry Christmas Eve!! • All Torrance Libraries – CLOSED for Christmas. MONDAY, DEC. 25 • MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!! • All Torrance Libraries – CLOSED for Christmas. TUESDAY, DEC. 26 • Torrance Certified Farmers’ Market at Wilson Park, 8:00 AM. – 1:00 PM., 2200 Crenshaw Blvd., Between Carson St. & Sepulveda, Call: 310-781-7520. • City Council Meeting, 8:00 PM. – 10:00 PM., City Hall, Council Chambers, 3031 Torrance Blvd., Call: 310-618-2780. • 2018 City of Torrance Rose Float Volunteer Decorators, 7:45 AM. – 11:00 PM., Fiesta Parade Floats, 16016 Avenida Padilla, Irwindale, CA 91702. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 27 • 2018 City of Torrance Rose Float Volunteer Decorators, 7:45 AM. – 11:00 PM., Fiesta Parade Floats, 16016 Avenida Padilla, Irwindale, CA 91702. THURSDAY, DEC. 28 • All Torrance Libraries - CLOSED for New Year • 2018 City of Torrance Rose Float Volunteer Decorators, 7:45 AM. – 11:00 PM., Fiesta Parade Floats, 16016 Avenida Padilla, Irwindale, CA 91702. • Major Collision at Anza and Spencer On December 17 at approximately 6:23 p.m., officers from the Torrance Police Department responded to a major traffic collision at the intersection of Anza Avenue and Spencer Street. On arrival, officers discovered that a silver Mercedes driven by a 71-year-old male, traveling northbound on Anza Avenue had collided with an 82-year-old female who was crossing the street against a red phased traffic signal. A second vehicle being driven by a 56-year-old male attempted to avoid striking the downed female, to no avail, the female victim was struck a second time. The 82-year-old female pedestrian sustained major injuries and was treated by Torrance Fire Department personnel at the scene and she unfortunately succumbed to her injuries. Anza Avenue between Emerald Street and Del Amo were closed for approximately four hours during the investigation. This collision is being investigated by the Torrance Police Department’s Traffic Division under the command of Captain Martin Vukotic, Commander of the Special Operations Bureau. Anyone with information regarding this collision is encouraged to contact the Torrance Police Department’s Traffic Division at (310) 618-5557. • Police Briefs Police Reports Sunday, December 3 Burglary-Auto 12/3 10:46 PM 21300 BLOCK HAWTHORNE BLVD. Suspect(s) takes property from unlocked vehicle/registration, insurance, keys, lingerie, text books, binders, gloves, phone mount, phone charger. Theft 12/3 3:00 PM 24400 BLOCK CRENSHAW BLVD. Suspect(s) takes unattended property/cell phone. Burglary-Auto Betw. 12/3 2:30:00 PM & 12/3 9:00:00 PM 2600 BLOCK SKYPARK DR. Suspect(s) takes property from unlocked vehicle/yoga bag, yoga mat, towel, keys. Theft Betw. 12/3 10:00:00 AM & 12/3 12:00:00 PM 4200 BLOCK REDONDO BEACH BLVD. Suspect(s) takes property locked to rack/bicycle. Monday, December 4 Auto Theft-All Betw. 12/4 8:08:21 PM & 12/13 10:15:00 AM 20800 BLOCK WESTERN AVE. Stolen vehicle: ‘98 Honda Civic. Burglary-Auto Betw. 12/4 7:00:00 PM & 12/5 7:30:00 AM 1300 BLOCK CRANBROOK AVE. Suspect(s) enters vehicle by unknown means and takes property/purse, shoes, jewelry, CD, cash. Battery-Simple Betw. 12/4 5:10:16 PM & 12/4 5:10:32 PM 23100 BLOCK DORIS WAY. Suspect repeatedly punches victim in the face, causing injury. Battery-Simple Betw. 12/4 4:00:00 PM & 12/4 4:15:00 PM 4800 BLOCK CALLE MAYOR. Suspect intentionally breaks victim’s finger. Vandalism 12/4 12:57 PM 1900 BLOCK ANDREO AVE. Suspect intentionally smashes victim’s residence window. Battery-Simple Betw. 12/4 12:15:00 PM & 12/4 12:25:00 PM 3600 BLOCK 182ND ST. Suspects repeatedly punch victim. Burglary-Residential Betw. 12/4 7:30:00 AM & 12/4 5:00:00 PM 16900 BLOCK YUKON AVE. Suspect(s) removes screen, forces open window, ransacks and takes property/laptop, jewelry. Theft Betw. 12/4 6:00:00 AM & 12/6 6:00:00 AM 4200 BLOCK REDONDO BEACH BLVD. Suspect(s) defeats lock and takes property from locker/bag, shirt. Burglary-Auto Betw. 12/4 12:00:01 AM & 12/4 5:00:00 AM 21300 BLOCK EVALYN New Laws from front page Using salary history in pre-employment screening contributed to the gender pay gap, the bill’s supporters said. Men traditionally earn higher salaries than their female counterparts for doing the same work, and knowing salary history gave employers an unfair leverage in salary negotiations, according to supporters of the bill. A person’s salary history cannot be a criterion when a company is considering making an offer of employment either, under the new law. The Legislature a year ago approved a less restrictive law that a company could not rely to past salary to justify a wage gap between two employees with the same job responsibilities. The new law is a total ban of the practice, however. If the applicant “voluntarily and without prompting” provides his or her salary information, the employer may use it “in determining the salary for that applicant,” under the new pay equity law. AB 168 applies to all employers, including state and local government employers and the Legislature. Violation of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” rule governing past salary is a misdemeanor, subject to a penalty. The Western States Trucking Association denounced the law, saying it “effectively eliminates an employer’s ability to negotiate wage, as well as creates a new reason to sue.” The San Jose School District in the Bay Area also opposed the bill, saying that salary history information was valuable in assessing the quality of candidates for teaching jobs. Local legislators Assemblywoman Autumn Burke, D-Inglewood), and State Senator Ben Allen (D-Redondo Beach) supported the bill’s passage. Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) did not cast vote on AB 168. Ahead of the change, employers are being advised to revise job applications, all hiring forms and notices--both online and hard copies. Company hiring materials should omit any questions that could seek salary history information, and policy and procedure manuals for interviewing and screening job applicants should be revised, according to employment law firms. Another change coming for human resource professionals and employment agencies is known as the “ban the box” law. Much like the salary question, employers no longer may ask job applicants during the interviewing process if they’ve been convicted of a crime. An employer can, however, withdraw an offer of employment to a candidate if a conviction or criminal history shows up on a background check. Employers with five or fewer employees are exempt, as are a small number of jobs. Those include government positions that require a criminal background, farm labor contractors and criminal justice positions. Other employment-related changes happening on January 1 include: Unpaid parental leave: The New Parent Leave Act expands the state’s family rights law to allow employees who work for an employer with 20 employees to take 12 weeks of unpaid leave when a child is born. The existing law applies only to companies with 50 or more employees. This change is expected to affect 2.7 million working Californians, and applies both to private and public employers.  Parents of newborns, adopted or foster children are eligible for unpaid leave to bond with a child. Parents who work for the same employer can be asked to share the 12-week leave. Workers may use vacation, sick days or paid personal time off as compensation during their new state-mandated family leave. Whistleblower protection: Senate Bill 306 will expands claims of retaliation by employers against whistleblowers who report alleged workplace violations. It allows the Labor Commissioner to launch an investigation of employers, with or without a complaint being filed. Current law authorizes labor commission investigations only when an employee files a complaint.  California law makes it illegal to retaliate against any employee who provides information to a government or law enforcement agency when the employee has reasonable cause to think there is a violation or noncompliance with the law. Workers in whistleblower cases cannot be fired, demoted suspended or disciplined for their actions. Employers who retaliate face civil fines of up to $10,000, not including penalties levied by the labor commissioner. Coverage requirements for workers’ comp: Professional corporations owned by eight or more partners can apply to be exempt from the state’s workers’ compensation coverage requirements for the owners. The workplace accident policy needn’t include the professionals and directors of the corporation’s board if they waive their right to coverage, under the new law. This change, supported by the California Medical Association, is expected to save South Bay medical practices up to $18,000 per year on their workers’ comp insurance. Current law made the opt-out available only to partners with at least a 15 percent ownership stake. State Senator Steven Bradford, D-Gardena, sponsored the bill that lowers the ownership stake to 10 percent, making South Bay medical and other professional practices with 10 or more partners eligible for the workers’ comp policy savings. • Community Briefs Paintings by Patty Grau Displayed See Police Reports, page 9


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