Issues
Regional Collaboration Key to Keeping Power Flowing Amid Drought, Heat Waves
In May, when the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) issued its annual Summer Assessment of the state’s electrical grid, I used the term “guarded...
Prop. 65 Virtual Conference to Explore Warning Rules, Acrylamide
Proposition 65 warning rules, acrylamide in food, and small business compliance challenges are among the topics to be discussed at the virtual Prop. 65...
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,...
Patchwork of State Privacy Legislation Continues as Colorado Adopts New Law
Colorado passed its Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) in June, bringing a familiar but distinct new privacy regime to the growing patchwork of privacy legislation...
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...
New COVID-19 Workplace Rules Explained
In Episode 122 of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank, and employment law experts Robert Moutrie and Matthew...
State Must Act Now to Pay Down Unemployment Insurance Debt
This pandemic created unprecedented unemployment, which was not only devastating to thousands of Californians and their families, but also drained the state’s unemployment insurance...
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...
