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Executive Committee: Message from the Chair…………………………………………………………..4

BLN Editorial Board: Message from the Editor……………………………………………………………6

Agribusiness Committee of the Business Law Section: 2018 Year in Review……………….7
Kari Fisher, Merritt Jones, Thomas Lee, Jennifer A. Jackson, Jerry Pearson, and Mark Bateman The Agribusiness Committee, a report on last year’s significant legislative and regulatory developments, addressing overtime rules applicable to agricultural employees, water law, and Prop. 65 warning requirements.

California Enacts Novel Female Board Quota Legislation………………………………………….10
By Keith Paul Bishop
On behalf of the Corporations Committee, Keith Bishop provides an analysis of last year’s Senate Bill No. 826, mandating that certain corporations include female directors on their boards, and notes that how the law is to be applied is not always clear.