Employer Liability Concerns Unanswered as Retirement Savings Bill Advances
Legislation mandating a state-run retirement savings program for private sector employees continues to move in the Senate despite strong concerns expressed by the California...
Duplicative Heat Illness Bill Passes Senate Committee
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that needlessly creates more heat illness prevention regulations passed a Senate policy committee this week.
SB 1167 (Leyva; D-Chino)...
CalChamber Seeks Stronger Accountability in Rulemaking
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill to strengthen the accountability and transparency of the state’s regulatory process will be considered soon by an Assembly...
More Analysis Needed on State-Run Retirement Savings Program
The California Chamber of Commerce and a coalition of employer groups say more analysis is needed before the state proceeds with developing a retirement...
Federal Unemployment Insurance Taxes: California Employers Paying More
California employers can expect a higher federal unemployment insurance (UI) tax bill when it arrives this month.
This year will be the sixth in a...
CalChamber Wins Veto of Overly Broad Bill, Leads Opposition to Misguided Regulations
A quiet legislative year on workplace safety issues still ended in a victory for the California Chamber of Commerce, which also kept busy leading...
Join Cal/OSHA for Call on Heat Illness Prevention Standard
Updates on topics relating to California’s Heat Illness Prevention Standard will be the subject of a conference call on September 15.
The call, scheduled for...
CalChamber President, Policy Advocate to Speak at UI Conference
Two California Chamber of Commerce staff members are part of the speaker line-up for a national conference on unemployment insurance (UI) issues on June...
UI 101: The Basics at National Unemployment Insurance Conference
Dr. Richard A. Hobbie, a national expert on unemployment insurance (UI) issues will offer insights on foundational components of the UI system at a...
CalChamber-Backed Regulatory Reform Bills Pending in Legislature
California Chamber of Commerce-supported proposals to provide regulatory relief to California businesses are pending in the Legislature.
All the bills strengthen the accountability and transparency...
Attorney General Releases Guide to Complying with Supply Chains Act
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris has issued a resource guide to help companies doing business in California comply with state law requiring them to...
Heat Illness Rules: More Changes Coming; CalChamber Seeks Clarification of Terms
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) Standards Board has adopted changes to California’s unique heat illness prevention regulations.
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board...
Congress Votes to Reauthorize Terrorism Risk Insurance Act
Following strong support voiced by the California Chamber of Commerce, the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate voted this week to reauthorize the...