Issues
CalChamber-Backed Bills Part of Budget Package
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. this week signed his final budget, a package that includes three California Chamber of Commerce-supported budget trailer bills which...
Employment-Related Job Killers Move to Assembly Fiscal Committee
The Assembly Judiciary Committee this week sent to the fiscal committee two California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bills dealing with employment-related matters. One...
Senate Committees OK Conflicting Mandate, Pathway to Litigation for State Employers
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill creating another pathway of costly litigation against employers won approval by two Senate policy committees this week.
AB 3081...
NLRB Poised to Revisit Joint Employer Standard
As the saying goes, history often repeats itself as the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) demonstrates. In May, NLRB Chairman John F. Ring announced...
Cal/OSHA Reminder: Protect Outdoor Workers from Heat Illness
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) is reminding employers to protect their outdoor workers from heat illness as temperatures reach triple...
New Recycling/Composting Requirements Moving in Legislature
Legislation imposing new recycling and composting requirements for disposable food service packaging at certain state facilities passed an Assembly policy committee this week despite...
Action Needed to Stop Consumer Litigation Bill
The California Chamber of Commerce and a large coalition are working to stop a job killer proposal that will subject businesses and nonprofits to...
Health Care Treatment Mandate Amended, Removed from Job Killer List
As a result of recent amendments, a California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill has been removed from the job killer list.
AB 2384 (Arambula; D-Kingsburg) was...
CalChamber-Led Coalition Proposes Added Clarity in Indoor Heat Illness Rule
A California Chamber of Commerce-led coalition has submitted a fourth set of comments on a fourth draft of the Cal/OSHA proposed draft indoor heat...
Author Revives Plan to Impose Retroactive Liability on Product Makers
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed proposal to create an unprecedented basis for product liability has been revived by the author after the first attempt...
