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U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Chevron: What It Means for Employers
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Chevron USA Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, a case that, for nearly four decades, mandated that courts...
72% of Voters Support Reforming California’s Lawsuit-First PAGA System
Seventy-two percent of California voters support reforming the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) to provide California regulators with increased authority to enforce employee labor...
U.S. Supreme Court Says Lateral Job Transfer Can Be Discriminatory
The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued a decision holding that a lateral job transfer can be discriminatory under Title VII when the transfer brought...
Growing Coalition Backs Reform of State’s Broken Private Attorneys General Act
A broad and growing coalition of more than 120 organizations and businesses, including the California Chamber of Commerce, have joined the Fix PAGA coalition...
Chambers Ask High Court: Help Homeless Crisis Fight
The California Chamber of Commerce has joined the U.S., Arizona and Montana chambers, and Oregon Business and Industry in asking the U.S. Supreme Court...
CalChamber Seeks Review of Privacy Regulations Litigation in State Supreme Court
The California Chamber of Commerce has petitioned the California Supreme Court for review in California Chamber of Commerce v. California Privacy Protection Agency.
The case...
Report Finds Private Attorneys General Act Too Slow to Resolve Employee Claims
A new report by former heads of California’s labor and occupational safety agencies found that employee labor claims filed under California’s lawsuit-first Private Attorneys...
CalChamber, Allied Groups Sue California Over Climate Disclosure Laws
The California Chamber of Commerce and a coalition of business groups are challenging California’s new climate reporting laws, SB 253 (Wiener; D-San Francisco) and...
U.S. District Court Reaffirms Support for Arbitration Use in Employment
On January 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit made permanent the preliminary injunction it issued last year prohibiting the state...
State on the Hook for Frivolous PAGA Lawsuits
Meritless Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) lawsuits are now a fiscal liability for the state of California.
Following a three-week bench trial in early 2023,...
