Issues
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...
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...
Cal/OSHA to Revise COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard Again
Revisions to California’s COVID-19 workplace emergency temporary standard (ETS) were delayed again this week at a special meeting of the Cal/OSHA Standards Board, but...
State OKs Pilot Program to Test Driverless Rides
Last week, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) announced it had authorized San Francisco-based Cruise, LLC to participate in the state’s first pilot program...
CalChamber, Allies Join Forces to Stop 6 Oppose Bills, Amend 2
California Chamber of Commerce policy advocates working alongside advocates from allied business groups succeeded in stopping six CalChamber-opposed bills from advancing for the year,...
Cal/OSHA Delays Vote on COVID-19 Emergency Rule Amendments
Employers will have to wait a little longer to know what is coming for California’s COVID-19 workplace emergency temporary standard (ETS).
The California Division of...
Uncertainty Hurts R&D Investment That’s Key to State Competitiveness
California’s innovation-based economy pays economic dividends not only in our traditional technology hubs, but in every region of the state and in a wide...
Job Killer Update: Several Held in Fiscal Committee, But Others Pass
Action on several California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bills will be delayed until next year with their failure to move out of the...
