Issues
Senate Panel OKs Ban on Salary History Inquiries
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that seeks to stop employers from “seeking” salary history information about an applicant passed the Senate Labor and...
Paying for Single-Payer: Put Up or Move On
Since the best feature of the Healthy California Act is that all health care will be free, it seems churlish to suggest that someone...
Opposition Stops 4 Job Killers; 6 Move to Second House
Six job killer bills moved from one legislative house to the other in time to meet last week’s June 2 deadline for bills to...
Employer Liability an Issue with State-Run Pension Plan
The California Chamber of Commerce is fighting to protect employers from liability for a state-run retirement savings plan for private employees.
As originally established, the...
Seeking Salary History May Be Banned
The California Assembly this week passed a California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that exposes employers to costly litigation for inquiring into an applicant’s prior...
Legislative Flurry as Deadlines Near
As Alert went to print, fiscal committees in both houses of the Legislature were scheduled to review numerous bills placed on the suspense files...
Job Creator Workforce Development Bill Moves to Senate
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported education bill aiming to increase the pool of skilled workers has passed the Assembly with unanimous support.
AB 669 (Berman;...
Senate Sends Tax Penalty Relief Bill to Assembly
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill providing relief from penalties when a late tax payment is due to the Board of Equalization (BOE) website...
Bill with Multiple Tax Hikes Passes Senate Policy Panel
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer proposing multiple tax hikes on state employers, making California even less competitive, passed the Senate Governance and...
Assembly Committee Reviewing Fiscal Implications of Immigration Bill
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that puts employers in a no-win situation between federal immigration enforcement and state enforcement was put on hold...
