Canada: Top U.S. Trade Partner Also No. 1 Market for California Services
A fact-filled look at the many connections between Canada, the United States and California was the focus of a recent breakfast gathering hosted by the…
No Need to Reverify Expired Green Cards (Permanent Resident Cards)
In auditing our I-9 file, we found that an employee has an expired green card. Can we require that she provide a current card? No….
CalChamber Positions on November Ballot Measures
Proposition 1 – Support Water supply/storage bond Proposition 2 – Support State budget stabilization; rainy day reserve Proposition 45 – Oppose Insurance Commissioner approval of…
Costly Anti-Business Bills Pass Legislature to Governor
Numerous proposals that make it more difficult and more expensive to do business in California passed the Legislature in the closing days of the legislative…
Bill to Restore Tax Credit Funding Goes to Governor
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator bill to restore full funding to the California Competes Tax Credit program awaits action by the Governor after…
President of Mexico, Governor Brown Continue Momentum of Trade Mission
On the last day of his first trip to the United States as president of Mexico, President Enrique Peña Nieto visited the state capital, where…
Environmental Law Reform: Best Prospect Appears at California Supreme Court
The best prospect for reform of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is no longer with the Legislature or the Governor, but at the California…
Makeup Time Sometimes OK for Employees on Alternative Workweek
Is makeup time available to employees working an alternative workweek? Yes, in some instances! Section 513 of the California Labor Code spells out the criteria…
CalChamber in Court: Court Issues Employer-Friendly Ruling on Sexual Harassment/Franchisor Liability
The California Supreme Court ruled on August 28 that a franchisor can’t be held vicariously liable for unlawful conduct by a franchisee’s employee, where the…