Cosmetic Ban Bill Shelved After Getting Job Killer Tag
An Assembly policy committee this week postponed action on a cosmetic product ban identified by the California Chamber of Commerce as a job killer.
The...
New Podcast Focuses on Men and #MeToo Movement
The latest episode of the California Chamber of Commerce The Workplace podcast focuses on men and the #MeToo movement.
As more publicity is being given...
CalChamber Releases 2019 Job Killer List
The California Chamber of Commerce this week released its annual job killer list, which includes 24 bills that would harm California’s economic growth and...
CalChamber Seeks to Restore Flexibility for More Workers
The California Chamber of Commerce and a broad-based coalition is continuing to seek amendments to pending legislation that makes a start toward restoring flexibility...
Coalition Seeking Changes to Plastic Recycling Bill
Legislation raising serious questions about California mandates on recycling numerous products containing plastics is advancing in both the California Senate and Assembly.
The California Chamber...
Fight for Flexibility Continues
As the constant buzz about Dynamex continues around the State Capitol, we repeatedly hear about how employees can have the same flexible work schedules...
Newly ID’d Job Killer Bill Passes Senate Committee
A Senate policy committee this week passed an environmental standard bill identified by the California Chamber of Commerce as a job killer because of...
Film/TV Tax Credit Lures TV Series, Jobs to State
The next season of SHOWTIME’s “Penny Dreadful” will be relocating production to Los Angeles with help from the state’s film and television tax credit...
Defining Wetlands: Process Leaves Questions Unanswered
It was clear toward the end of the March 5 workshop on the proposed controversial wetlands regulations that the State Water Resources Control Board...
CalChamber Launches The Workplace Podcast
This week the California Chamber of Commerce launched The Workplace, a podcast that provides expert and entertaining commentary on issues critical to California employers...
Assembly Committee Passes Job Killer Bill
The first job killer bill identified by the California Chamber of Commerce this year passed an Assembly committee this week.
AB 51 (Gonzalez; D-San Diego)...
CalChamber Continues Fight for Worker Opportunities
Legislative intervention is needed to provide clarity to employers and prevent loss of opportunities for millions of individuals following last year’s court decision upending...
CalChamber Urges Education Focus as Better Way to Privacy Law Goals
Educational approaches to help businesses understand how to comply with the state’s new privacy law will be far more efficient than costly enforcement actions,...
Governor Lists Next Steps in Upcoming ‘Tough Calls’
“Hard decisions” are “coming due,” Governor Gavin Newsom said this week in his first State of the State Address.
Water, energy, high-speed rail, housing, health...
Coalition Continues Push for Workplace Flexibility
As the 2019 legislative session gets underway, a California Chamber of Commerce-led coalition is continuing its efforts to develop a proposal supporting the ability...
2019 Issues Guide Available on Website
The California Chamber of Commerce 2019 Business Issues and Legislative Guide is available now on the CalChamber website at www.calchamber.com/businessissues.
This easy-to-reference publication presents ways...
CalChamber-Led Coalition Outlines Flaws Affecting Workability of State Privacy Law
The state privacy law passed by the Legislature last year contains multiple flaws that undermine consumer privacy and employee protections, a coalition led by...
