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Study Shows Employers Paying Price for Strain on Unemployment Insurance System
California’s vast unemployment insurance system has been under enormous strain since 2020, and employers are paying the price.
A study in consultation with two eminent...
Australia-California Synergy on Climate Earns Praise
The California Chamber of Commerce this week joined the Australian government and California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) in presenting an...
Workplace Violence Bill Is Unworkable for Small Employers
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that increases business costs and establishes a one-size-fits-all workplace violence regulation on all California employers was sent to...
Religious Beliefs, Gender Identity and Harassment Prevention Training
We have a new hire who says the harassment prevention training section on gender identity is against her religious beliefs and asks to skip...
CalChamber Convenes Big City Chambers Coalition
Last week, the California Chamber of Commerce convened the first meeting of its California Big City Chambers Coalition, a leadership group of local chamber...
Assembly Bill’s Paper Receipt Rules Present Challenges to Deterring Retail Theft
A problematic Assembly bill that imposes onerous rules on the use of paper receipts will be acted upon in the Senate Appropriations Committee when...
Joby Rolls Out First Aircraft from Production Line
This article is a part of a series of profiles of CalChamber member companies that are contributing to the state’s economic strength and ability...
State Court Ruling Keeps Employers Open to Lawsuits
The California Supreme Court ruled last week that employees may take nonindividual claims to court even if a valid arbitration agreement requires their own...
Status Update on Major Business Bills
Inside this edition of Alert is a list summarizing the status of top priority bills for the California Chamber of Commerce and the business...
Intermittent Family Leave May Include Transfer to Different Position
Can we transfer an employee to a different position if the employee needs to take intermittent FMLA/CFRA leave for his medical treatments?
Yes, as discussed...
