Parental Leave Mandate Hurts Small Firms
One of the things keeping state legislators busy in Sacramento right now is a shortsighted attempt to impose on California small businesses a new,...
Anti-Arbitration Bill Continues to Advance; Will Create Costly Litigation for Many
The Assembly Judiciary Committee this week approved a California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer that will worsen the litigation environment and hurt job creation...
Fiscal Committee Next Stop for New Maternity/Paternity Leave Mandate
A job killer bill mandating a new protected leave of absence passed the Assembly Judiciary Committee this week, less than a week after winning...
New Leave Mandate Moves Forward from Assembly Policy Committee
A job killer bill that mandates a new protected leave of absence passed the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee this week.
SB 63 (Jackson; D-Santa...
Senate Panel OKs Ban on Salary History Inquiries
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that seeks to stop employers from “seeking” salary history information about an applicant passed the Senate Labor and...
Seeking Salary History May Be Banned
The California Assembly this week passed a California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that exposes employers to costly litigation for inquiring into an applicant’s prior...
Senate Sends Tax Penalty Relief Bill to Assembly
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill providing relief from penalties when a late tax payment is due to the Board of Equalization (BOE) website...
Bill with Multiple Tax Hikes Passes Senate Policy Panel
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer proposing multiple tax hikes on state employers, making California even less competitive, passed the Senate Governance and...
CalChamber Opposition Helps Stop Two Job Killers
Opposition from the California Chamber of Commerce and the business community helped to stop two job killer bills in their policy committees this week.
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Anti-Arbitration Bill Advances in Senate
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer that would create a worse litigation environment and result in lack of job creation if signed into...
CalChamber-Opposed Tax Hikes Target Family Businesses and Companies
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill proposing multiple tax increases on California employers is scheduled to be considered next week in a...
Job Creator Falls Short in Senate Policy Committee
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator to enable employers to rely on compliance advice from the Labor Commissioner failed to win needed support...
Job Killer Bills Continue to Advance in Senate
Senate policy committees this week continued to approve California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bills.
The Senate Judiciary Committee passed SB 63 (Jackson; D-Santa Barbara),...
Job Killer Leave Mandate Passes Senate Committee
A leave mandate job killer bill opposed by the California Chamber of Commerce passed a Senate policy committee this week with just one committee...
Job Creator Bill Reduces Litigation
The California Chamber of Commerce has identified a job creator bill that reduces litigation and encourages compliance with labor laws.
SB 524 (Vidak; R-Hanford) prevents...
Budget Item Expands Labor Commissioner Authority
The California Chamber of Commerce and a coalition of employer groups is opposing a budget item that expands the Labor Commissioner’s authority and exposes...
Senate Committee to Consider Job Killer Leave Mandate
A leave mandate job killer bill opposed by the California Chamber of Commerce is scheduled to be considered next week by a Senate committee.
SB...
