Lede Story
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...
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...
U.S. Supreme Court Delivers Victory for Arbitration
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that federal law requires district courts to delay a lawsuit automatically while the parties appeal whether the claim...
SB 553 Impact Touches Every Industry in California
With this week’s amendments and the upcoming hearing in the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee, it’s worth taking another look at SB 553 (Cortese;...
Job Killer Bills Move Thru Senate Policy Committees
Two labor and employment bills identified as job killers by the California Chamber of Commerce won approval this week in the first Senate committees...
Newest Job Killers Target Grocery Workers, Tax Rates
Bills expanding lawsuit conditions for grocery workers and increasing tax rates for successful California businesses have been added to the California Chamber of Commerce...
Infrastructure, Innovation Highlighted by Key Speakers
California’s infrastructure needs and ability to find innovative solutions were highlighted last week in remarks at the 97th Annual Sacramento Host Breakfast.
California Governor Gavin...
Formal Stage Begins to Prevent Heat Illness Indoors
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has started the formal rulemaking phase of its work on developing regulations to prevent heat...
Bills Threaten to Destabilize State’s Water Rights System
Four bills that threaten to destabilize California’s water rights system and revoke rights upon which communities have relied for decades are moving in the...
Senate Democrats Propose Higher Taxes on Businesses
California Senate Democrats this week unveiled a proposal that would increase taxes on California businesses to compensate for budget shortfalls. If passed, certain businesses...
