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State Updates Vaccine Allocation Guidelines
Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) continue to work toward allocating COVID-19 vaccines to a broader segment of the...
Export-Import Bank Maintains Quorum, Ability to Help Exporters
The Export-Import Bank of the United States will continue to operate with a quorum following the early February presidential appointment of James Cruse to...
HRWatchdog Blog Tracks Updates to Local COVID-19 Ordinances
Since the beginning of the year, local jurisdictions that adopted their own COVID-19 sick leave ordinances in 2020 have been updating and revising their...
CalChamber Urges Pull Back of Emergency COVID Rules
The California Chamber of Commerce urged the California Legislature this week to correct a series of costly COVID-19 workplace mandates imposed through an emergency...
Legislature, Governor Must Act to Prevent California Employers from Paying for EDD’s Mistakes
Whenever something goes wrong—whenever something is lost or damaged—the question is always the same: who gets stuck holding the bag? And we all know...
If 65+ Employee Falters, Focus on Job Performance, Not Age
We have an employee who is over the age of 65 and has worked for us for several years, but recently his cognitive skills...
State Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Prop. 22 Independent Contractor Initiative
The California Supreme Court this week rejected an attempt to overturn Proposition 22, the voter-approved ballot initiative classifying app-based drivers as independent contractors.
A group...
ZEV Mandate Should Spur Policy Talks on New Revenues for Transportation
It’s full steam ahead for the Newsom administration’s zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) strategy. But this enthusiasm for a new generation of automobile technology may degrade...
CalChamber Emphasizes Need to Listen to Regions in Redrawing Political Districts
Comments by representatives of regional groups, including local chambers of commerce, are critical to the process of redrawing political boundaries, the California Chamber of...
Synergy in Many Fields, from Tech to Food, Boosts Ongoing Trade/Investment Success
The following responses to questions posed by the California Chamber of Commerce are from Consul General William Chik, Consulate General of the Republic of...
