Job Killer Bill Increases Workers’ Compensation Costs for Hospitals
The California Chamber of Commerce reminded legislators this week that pending job killer legislation will significantly increase workers’ compensation costs for public and private...
Amendments Neutralize Housing Job Killer Bill
Changes adopted last week have removed onerous provisions from an inclusionary housing requirement bill.
With the amendments, the California Chamber of Commerce has no position...
Anti-Arbitration Lawsuit Update
As Alert went to print this week, a U.S. District Court judge was scheduled to hear arguments on whether to permanently stop a new...
Job Killer Bills Imposing Targeted Taxes Set for Hearing in Senate Committee
Two targeted tax bills identified by the California Chamber of Commerce as job killers are scheduled to be considered by the Senate Governance and...
New Privacy Initiative Aimed at November Ballot
A new consumer data privacy initiative backed by the proponent of the measure that led to adoption of the state’s broad privacy law will...
CalChamber White Paper Highlights New 2020 Labor Laws
There are a few new and significant 2020 California employment laws that employers need to be aware of, as they may affect daily business...
Redo of Rules for Fire Fighter Protective Clothing Inching Ahead
What is the status of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) Standards Board review and revision of the regulations for fire fighters’...
Homelessness, Public Safety Top Concerns for State Voters
California voters are anxious.
Reports of steady growth and low unemployment cheer political leaders, but voters are disturbed by decaying public order and an unaffordable...
Governor Signs Job Creator Bill Helping Disaster Victims
Governor Gavin Newsom signed a California Chamber of Commerce- supported job creator bill last month that will help California businesses rebuild after disasters.
SB 601...
CalChamber Vote Record: Major Bills 2019
This report for the first year of the 2019–2020 legislative session focuses on California legislators’ floor votes on California Chamber of Commerce priority bills.
This...
CalChamber Best Business Votes 2019
Legislators are listed in descending order according to how often they voted in accord with the California Chamber of Commerce position (first number) versus...
Legislative Year: Mixed Bag
Governor Gavin Newson finished signing/vetoing all bills on October 13. The California Chamber of Commerce was tracking 62 bills on his desk, 32 supported...
CalChamber Files Lawsuit to End Prop.65 Warnings for Acrylamide
On behalf of its members, the California Chamber of Commerce filed a lawsuit on October 7 to stop the multitude of Proposition 65 warnings...
Final Status Report on Major Business Bills
The following list summarizes the final status of California Chamber of Commerce priority bills that were sent to the Governor this year.
The CalChamber will...
Governor Newsom Vetoes Threat to Water Reliability
Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed job killer legislation last week that threatened California’s water supply, and would have created regulatory uncertainty and litigation.
“SB 1 posed...
CalChamber-Supported Wildfire Prevention Bills Signed by Governor
Two California Chamber of Commerce-supported bills that will help prevent wildfires are among bills signed this week by the Governor to improve the state’s...
The Blob: Wet or Dry Year in 2020?
The Blob is back in the Pacific Ocean. The Blob is a massive pool of water that is warmer than normal in the Pacific...
