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...
Housing Job Killer Bill to Be Heard in Senate Committee
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill that will erode housing availability will be heard in a Senate committee on April 20.
SB 1150...
Sweetened Beverage Bill Tabled, Workers’ Comp Bill Falls Short
Two more job killer bills failed to advance this week in the face of strong concern about their negative impacts.
• The author of AB...
State-Run Health Care Bill Stalls in California Assembly
A costly job killer proposal to establish a government-run, single-payer health care system in California has been put on hold in the California Assembly...
Anti-Arbitration Job Killer Threatens to Flood Courts
An anti-arbitration bill identified by the California Chamber of Commerce as a job killer will burden the overworked court system if adopted.
AB 51 (Gonzalez;...
U.S. Court Invalidates Anti-Arbitration Law
A ruling last week by U.S. District Court Judge Kimberly Mueller halted enforcement of and invalidated in full an anti-arbitration law identified by the...
Job Killer No. 20 Stalls on Assembly Floor
A day after being added to the California Chamber of Commerce job killer list, a bill dealing with release clauses fell short of votes...
Newly ID’d Job Killer Bills Move in State Legislature
The California Chamber of Commerce this week added four more bills to its job killer list, bringing the total number of bills identified this...
4 Job Killer Bills Active at Legislature’s Summer Break
Three Senate job killer bills and one Assembly job killer bill remained active when the Legislature began its summer break on July 21.
In addition,...
Keeping Employer Concerns Before Legislators Critical in Last Week of Session
With just one week left before legislators leave Sacramento for the year, major bills having a significant impact on business remain to be voted...
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...
CalChamber Releases 2020 Job Killer Bill List
The California Chamber of Commerce this week released its annual job killer list, which includes 10 bills that threaten California’s economic recovery and would...
More Shakedown Lawsuits; Housing Affordability Hit
The California Chamber of Commerce this week identified two more job killer bills—one opening new avenues for shakedown lawsuits related to environmental laws, and...
Job Killer Bill Increasing Litigation Stalls in Senate Policy Committee
Job killer legislation exposing businesses to costly litigation stalled in a Senate policy committee this week.
SB 320 (Jackson; D-Santa Barbara) failed to advance from...
Urge Governor: Veto Leave Mandate for Small Business
The California Chamber of Commerce is urging members to ask the Governor to veto a job killer bill mandating that small businesses provide a...
Just 2 Job Killer Bills Pass
Only two of the 31 job killer bills identified this year by the California Chamber of Commerce have passed the Legislature and been sent...
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...
