CalChamber Opposes Bill Impeding Progress on Broadband for All
Legislation that slows broadband deployment is being opposed by the California Chamber of Commerce and associations committed to preventing digital discrimination of access to internet…
PAGA Reform Agreement Makes Headlines
Below is a sampling of news coverage on this week’s PAGA reform agreement: “California Business and Labor Make a Deal on Workplace Violation Lawsuits”— CalMatters…
2023 EEO-1 Report ‘Failure to File’ Deadline Is July 9
Although the June 4 deadline has passed, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) urges required employers who haven’t yet submitted and certified their mandatory EEO-1…
No-Growth Job Killer Dies
A job killer proposal to place no-growth language in the state Constitution that will in effect stop development has been stopped for the year. In…
CalChamber-Sponsored Family Leave Mediation Bill Continues to Move
Legislation sponsored by the California Chamber of Commerce to make permanent the small employer family leave mediation program continues to move. AB 2011 (Bauer-Kahan; D-Orinda),…
Summer Job for Minors: State, Federal Laws Outline Requirements
My company is thinking about hiring a 16-year-old for the summer. The job duties include lifting objects weighing more than 25 pounds, taking orders, operating…
California Litigation Trends and How to Safeguard Against Them
In Episode 198 of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts and Senior Employment Law Counsel Erika Barbara discuss litigation trends and what…
CalChamber, Japan Business Leaders Celebrate Longtime Trade Connections
The California Chamber of Commerce and Japan business leaders explored subjects of mutual interest this week during a working luncheon in Sacramento. The June 12…
CalChamber Offers Recommendations for Changes to California Climate Bond
The California Chamber of Commerce recently submitted recommendations for changes to a potential general obligation bond measure being considered by the California Legislature that would…
California Local Minimum Wage Increases Starting July 1, 2024
Instead of the beginning of the year, several California cities and counties implement their local minimum wage rate increases on July 1. California employers with…
