Issues
CalChamber-Sponsored Bill Ends Cycle of Harassment
A California Chamber of Commerce-sponsored job creator bill that will enable businesses to avoid hiring repeat sexual harassment offenders, ending the cycle of harassment...
CalChamber Urging Fiscal Committees to Keep Job Killer Bills on Hold
The California Chamber of Commerce is asking legislative fiscal committees to stop a number of job killer bills from moving on in the legislative...
CalChamber-Sponsored Bill Advances in Assembly
A California Chamber of Commerce-sponsored job creator bill that codifies case law to ensure victims of sexual harassment and employers are not sued for...
CalChamber Stops 4 Job Killers, Gets Changes to Remove Tag from Another
Four California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bills are likely dead for the session, having failed to advance to the Assembly Appropriations Committee for...
California Supreme Court Adopts New Test for Deciding Independent Contractor Status
The California Supreme Court has issued its much-anticipated decision on which test should be applied when determining whether an individual is an employee or...
Flexible Scheduling Job Creator Bill Misses Deadline
A California Chamber of Commerce-sponsored job creator bill to improve employee flexibility has missed the deadline to move from the Assembly policy committee to...
Assembly Judiciary Passes CalChamber-Opposed Bills
California Chamber of Commerce policy advocates this week highlighted for the Assembly Judiciary Committee problems with two employment-related bills.
Even so, on April 24 the...
CalChamber-Backed Regulatory Reform Bills Pass Assembly Committee
Three California Chamber of Commerce-supported regulatory reform bills passed the Assembly Accountability and Administrative Review Committee this week with bipartisan support.
• AB 2087 (Waldron;...
Assembly Labor Committee Nixes Flexible Workweek Bill
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator bill allowing an employee-selected flexible work schedule failed to pass the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee this...
Assembly Committee Rejects Effort to Offer Employers Lawsuit Relief
Two bills named as job creators by the California Chamber of Commerce were rejected by an Assembly committee last week. Both bills would have...
