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Governor: State Can Begin to Modify Stay Home Orders
Governor Gavin Newsom this week released guidelines under which a limited number of “lower-risk” industries can prepare to reopen.
Emphasizing that data shows that Californians’...
Tips for Reopening Your Workplace
In Episode 69 of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank, and employment law expert Jennifer Shaw offer tips...
COVID-19 and Form I-9 Requirements
Our offices are closed due to COVID-19 and the shelter-in-place order. We hired an employee who will be working at home remotely until we...
Governor’s Workers’ Compensation Order: Presume COVID-19 Illness Arises from the Job
Governor Gavin Newsom this week signed an executive order establishing a rebuttable presumption that any COVID-19 related illness of an employee who worked outside...
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program Provides Benefits to Employees Who Have Symptoms or Are Ill with the Coronavirus
As a part of his roadmap to reopening the economy, California Governor Gavin Newsom recently raised the issue of a wage replacement mandate on...
Varied Responses to Coronavirus Pandemic Affect Trade Between U.S., Canada, Mexico
Trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico is being affected in ways as varied as the responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in the...
West Coast Organizations Promote Trade as Way to Help Fuel Economic Recovery
The California Chamber of Commerce, the Pacific Northwest International Trade Association and the Washington Council on International Trade shared their support and...
Small Employers and New Emergency Family Leave Act
In Episode 68 of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank, and employment law expert Jennifer Shaw discuss the...
State-Mandated Cyber Insurance Bill Fails Passage
Legislation opposed by the California Chamber of Commerce as an overbroad state mandate requiring contractors with state agencies to obtain cyber insurance failed to...
CalSavers Extends Large Employer Registration Deadline
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to rapidly change California’s regulatory landscape. To help employers through these uncertain times, the California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Investment...
