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Reality Check: Workers Are Changing
Labor protections are meant to address certain situations where there is an imbalance in control between the employer and employee. But when the workers...
Anti-Arbitration Proposal Keeps Moving in Senate
An anti-arbitration bill identified by the California Chamber of Commerce as a job killer passed through the first Senate committee to consider it this...
For Uber and Lyft Drivers, Reclassification Means Less Flexibility
Last week, an op-ed appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle discussing the fact that executives from Uber and Lyft have come together to address...
July 1 Local Minimum Wage Hikes Don’t Change Exempt Salary Test
A local minimum wage applies to our nonexempt employees. When the minimum wage increases on July 1, does that mean the salary test for...
Job Killer Bill Threatens Water Supply Reliability
Legislation that threatens water supply reliability for millions of Californians is scheduled to be considered next week by an Assembly policy committee.
The California Chamber...
Coalition-Backed Fixes to Privacy Law ‘Stayin’ Alive’
California Chamber of Commerce Policy Advocate Sarah Boot penned the following update on the CalChamber-supported privacy bills for the Capitol Insider blog.
Well, you can...
Application Period Now Open to Apply for 2020 Redistricting Commission
Business owners, business leaders and their employees have a unique once-in-a-decade opportunity to make their voices heard on how California is represented both in...
Leave Expansion Proposals Fail to Move in Legislature
Two job killer bills that would have led to significant expansions of leaves of absence in California failed to move out of the legislative...
Job Creator Bills Move on for Consideration by Second House
Five bills the California Chamber of Commerce has identified as job creators have passed the legislative house in which they were introduced. The proposals...
#RespectWorks Campaign Continues to Build Support for Harassment-Free Workplaces
A new HR tip posted online this week as part of the CalChamber #RespectWorks campaign underscores the importance of preventing harassment in the workplace.
The...
