Labor and Employment
Initiative to Stop Shakedown Lawsuits Gaining Momentum
Momentum is gaining to qualify the California Fair Pay and Employer Accountability Act of 2022 for the November ballot. The initiative’s campaign reported reaching...
Coalition Urges Legislature to Adopt $3B UI Debt Payment Budget Proposal
The California Chamber of Commerce and a broad-based coalition of employer organizations are strongly supporting Governor Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal to help reduce the...
Website Provides Updates on Fair Pay/Employer Accountability Initiative
A new website that provides updates and information on The California Fair Pay and Employer Accountability Act is now available at stoptheshakedown.com. (Website relocated....
CalChamber, Allies File Fair Pay Reform Initiative
Organizations, including the California Chamber of Commerce, representing a broad portion of the California business community last week filed the “Californians for Fair Pay...
Job Killer Final: Governor Vetoes 1, Signs the Other
Days after vetoing a California Chamber of Commerce job killer bill on forced unionization of agricultural workers, Governor Gavin Newsom this week signed a...
Streamlined Procedure for Family Leave Mediation Signed into Law
Governor Gavin Newsom this week signed legislation co-sponsored by the California Chamber of Commerce that streamlines procedures in the small employer family leave mediation...
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...
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...
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...
‘Right to Recall’ Mandate Circumvents Policy Process
Now in effect is a new law establishing a “right to recall” requirement for certain hotels, private clubs, event centers, airport hospitality operations, and...
