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Air Board Proposal Makes More Businesses Subject to Its Jurisdiction
Do you get deliveries to your business? I expect you do. Under a new rule being considered by the California Air Resources Board (CARB),...
Harassment Training Deadline Extended, Clarified
Some California employers now have until January 1, 2021 to train employees on sexual harassment prevention—a one-year extension of the original January 1, 2020...
Anti-Arbitration Job Killer Threatens to Flood Courts
An anti-arbitration bill identified by the California Chamber of Commerce as a job killer will burden the overworked court system if adopted.
AB 51 (Gonzalez;...
Proposal Jeopardizes State Workforce Goals
A proposed constitutional amendment pending before legislators will jeopardize the state’s workforce goals if voters eventually approve the measure.
The California Chamber of Commerce opposes...
Multiple Entities Could Gain Power to Increase Property Taxes with Just 55% Vote of Approval
Hundreds of local special districts could gain the ability to increase property taxes with just a 55% majority vote if a proposed constitutional amendment...
Legislature Weighing Strict Product Regulation
With just weeks remaining in the legislative session, twin job killer bills upending how consumer products are packaged and sold in California are being...
Cal/OSHA Considers Making Wildfire Smoke Rule More Stringent
An emergency regulation requiring employers to protect workers from potential harm due to wildfire smoke may give way to a more stringent rule.
The emergency...
Effort to Make Property Tax Increases Easier to Pass Falls Short in Assembly
A proposed constitutional amendment to make it easier for local governments to increase property taxes failed to secure enough votes to pass the Assembly...
Podcast Recaps Top Issues for Final Weeks of Session
The California Legislature has one final month to pass bills to the Governor before going on recess for the rest of the year.
In this...
CalChamber-Opposed Bill Will Increase Frivolous Litigation Against Businesses
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill allowing the Attorney General and private attorneys to sue taxpayers for perceived tax errors will be considered by...
