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Keeping Employer Concerns Before Legislators Critical in Last Week of Session
With just one week left before legislators leave Sacramento for the year, major bills having a significant impact on business remain to be voted...
Air Board Proposal Makes More Businesses Subject to Its Jurisdiction
Do you get deliveries to your business? I expect you do. Under a new rule being considered by the California Air Resources Board (CARB),...
Harassment Training Deadline Extended, Clarified
Some California employers now have until January 1, 2021 to train employees on sexual harassment prevention—a one-year extension of the original January 1, 2020...
Anti-Arbitration Job Killer Threatens to Flood Courts
An anti-arbitration bill identified by the California Chamber of Commerce as a job killer will burden the overworked court system if adopted.
AB 51 (Gonzalez;...
Proposal Jeopardizes State Workforce Goals
A proposed constitutional amendment pending before legislators will jeopardize the state’s workforce goals if voters eventually approve the measure.
The California Chamber of Commerce opposes...
Required Use of Paid Vacation Instead of Unpaid Time Off Generally OK
My employee asked for a few days off for a vacation with her family, but wants to take it unpaid rather than using the...
Multiple Entities Could Gain Power to Increase Property Taxes with Just 55% Vote of Approval
Hundreds of local special districts could gain the ability to increase property taxes with just a 55% majority vote if a proposed constitutional amendment...
Independent Contractor Questions Remain in Countdown to End of Legislative Session
There are two weeks left in the legislative session and one of the most common questions I get multiple times on a daily basis...
58 CalChamber Member Companies Rank among Best Employers in California
Fifty-eight California Chamber of Commerce member companies were rated high enough by their employees to earn a spot on the 2019 Forbes list of...
Coffee to Roasted Veggies: How Prop. 65 Leads to Excessive Warnings
What do coffee, roasted asparagus and French fries have in common? They all contain traces of acrylamide, a chemical produced when heating some food...
