Legislature Sends Two Job Killer Bills to Governor
A California Chamber of Commerce job killer bill that will eliminate an agricultural employee’s right to cast an independent vote in secret union ballot...
CalChamber, Allied Business Groups Help Stop 7 Oppose Bills, Amend 4
California Chamber of Commerce policy advocates working alongside advocates from allied business groups succeeded in stopping seven CalChamber-opposed bills from advancing for the year,...
Chamber Coalition Fights Forced Unionization Bill
The California Chamber of Commerce and a coalition of local chambers of commerce are fighting enactment of a job killer bill that seeks to...
CalChamber, Coalitions Stop Privacy Proposals Having Unintended Consequences
Privacy legislation with broad consequences for the business community at large was stopped for the year in the Senate thanks to the opposition of...
Proposal Allows Cal/OSHA to Sidestep Fiscal Review
Workplace rules would be allowed to skip past critical analysis of their fiscal and other effects if legislation pending before the Assembly becomes law.
SB...
CalChamber Companies Take Action to Maintain Grid Reliability; Governor Announces Compensation for Demand Reduction
When called on to take immediate emergency action to conserve energy by Governor Gavin Newsom, California Chamber of Commerce members responded, helping to avert...
Legislators Weighing Tough Bills in Closing Weeks of Session
California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bills harmful to the economic well-being of employers, employees and the state remain in play with three weeks to go...
CalChamber, Allies Stop Anti-Business Legislation
This legislative session, the California Chamber of Commerce identified more than 130 bills that would have increased costs or imposed regulatory burdens on California...
CalChamber Backs Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework
The California Chamber of Commerce is urging the California congressional delegation to support the bipartisan infrastructure plan endorsed by President Joe Biden and a...
Forced Unionization Bill Awaits Action by Senate
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill seeking to force agricultural employees into unionizing awaits action by the full Senate when legislators return...
California Supreme Court Rules on Meal Period Premium Pay
In Episode 125 of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank, employment law expert Matthew Roberts, and legislative advocates...
Legislative Action Can Avert Tax Hike on State Employers
Like the rest of California society, employers are cautiously hopeful the worst of the pandemic has passed. The wreckage of human life, family health,...
Garment Industry Job Killer Moves Forward in Assembly
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill that increases costs and liability for nonunionized employers in the California garment manufacturing industry passed the...
Business Groups Urge: Restore Tax Credits, Net Operating Loss Deduction
The California Chamber of Commerce and a coalition of business groups are urging state legislators to restore the net operating loss deduction and business...
Legislature Passes Budget, Clearing Way for Real Negotiations
The Legislature fulfilled its constitutional obligation this week by approving a state budget just ahead of the June 15 deadline. But meeting the formal...
New COVID-19 Workplace Rules Align with CDC, State Health Dept. Guidelines
This week, the Standards Board of the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) adopted revisions to the COVID-19 emergency workplace rules.
The changes...
3 Job Killer Bills Still Active
Following last Friday’s deadline for legislation to move out of the house in which it was introduced, just three of the 25 job killer...
