Issues
Critical Employment Bill Awaits Action by Governor
The Legislature has wrapped up for the year, and the onus is now on Governor Gavin Newsom to decide which bills to sign into...
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...
Air Board Proposal Makes More Businesses Subject to Its Jurisdiction
Do you get deliveries to your business? I expect you do. Under a new rule being considered by the California Air Resources Board (CARB),...
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;...
Proposal Jeopardizes State Workforce Goals
A proposed constitutional amendment pending before legislators will jeopardize the state’s workforce goals if voters eventually approve the measure.
The California Chamber of Commerce opposes...
Multiple Entities Could Gain Power to Increase Property Taxes with Just 55% Vote of Approval
Hundreds of local special districts could gain the ability to increase property taxes with just a 55% majority vote if a proposed constitutional amendment...
Independent Contractor Questions Remain in Countdown to End of Legislative Session
There are two weeks left in the legislative session and one of the most common questions I get multiple times on a daily basis...
Coffee to Roasted Veggies: How Prop. 65 Leads to Excessive Warnings
What do coffee, roasted asparagus and French fries have in common? They all contain traces of acrylamide, a chemical produced when heating some food...
Legislature Weighing Strict Product Regulation
With just weeks remaining in the legislative session, twin job killer bills upending how consumer products are packaged and sold in California are being...
Effort to Make Property Tax Increases Easier to Pass Falls Short in Assembly
A proposed constitutional amendment to make it easier for local governments to increase property taxes failed to secure enough votes to pass the Assembly...
