CalChamber White Paper Recaps New Laws for 2019
The California Chamber of Commerce has released the list of new employment laws scheduled to take effect in 2019 and later that will affect...
Closer Look at Privacy Law
The following story first appeared as the Capitol Insider blog post on October 15.
Unlike Europe, with its recently implemented GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation),...
CalChamber Vote Record: Major Bills 2018
This report for the second year of the 2017–2018 legislative session focuses on California legislators’ floor votes on California Chamber of Commerce priority bills.
This...
CalChamber Stops All 29 Job Killer Bills
On his final day to act on legislation, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. vetoed the last surviving California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill.
AB...
Governor Signs CEQA Reform, Land Use Bills
Two California Chamber of Commerce-supported bills that will help expedite home building, one dealing with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) reform and another with...
One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Independent Contractors Ignores Value to Economy
A wholesale reclassification of workers would have significant consequences for many different sectors in the state’s economy, according to a recent study by Beacon...
New Proposition 65 Rules Include Supply Chain Liability
Minimizing liability is quintessential for any prudent business. Liability could mean costly lawsuits, the loss of valuable business opportunities or relationships, large monetary penalties, serious...
Just 1 Job Killer Remains
Strong opposition from the California Chamber of Commerce and its allies in the closing days of the legislative session prevented one energy-related job killer...
Limit on Use of Settlement/Arbitration Agreements Passes
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill to limit the use of settlement agreements and arbitration agreements for labor and employment claims passed...
Independent Contractor Test: Legislature Should Act
During an interview with KPCC radio this week, Jennifer Barrera, senior vice president of policy for the California Chamber of Commerce, highlighted the urgent...
