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California Dramatically Increases Penalties for Violations
I saw that the penalties are increasing for Cal/OSHA violations. Can you clarify what these increases entail?
In a budget trailer bill this year (SB...
State Supreme Court Ruling May Threaten Longstanding Local Taxpayer Protections
A California Supreme Court decision makes it easier to raise some local taxes. But how much easier remains to be seen.
For two decades, local...
CalChamber-Backed Student Team Shows Levitating Model of High-Speed Transit Pod
A transit pod prototype designed and built by a team of student engineers from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) demonstrated the potential...
CalChamber Seeks to Prevent Increases in Employer Health Care Premiums
The California Chamber of Commerce has asked congressional leaders to repeal a tax on health insurers that drives up costs for responsible employers.
In a...
Many Harmful Bills Still Alive in State Legislature
The end of the legislative year is just a few weeks away and the California Chamber of Commerce continues to fight numerous proposals that...
Bill Could Increase Health Care Costs Without Improving Patient Care
The Assembly Appropriations Committee next week will consider a bill that could increase health care costs by setting dialysis clinic staffing ratios to the...
CalChamber to Host Live Webinar on Meal and Rest Break Rules
California Chamber of Commerce employment law experts will discuss how employers can prevent meal and rest break violations, and how to stay in compliance...
Court Says True Rest Break Means Giving Up Control of Employee
Can we require employees to remain on our premises during rest breaks?
The answer to this question was much simpler before the California Supreme Court’s...
First Round of NAFTA Negotiations Concludes; Next Talks to Start September 1
Round one of the renegotiation and modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has concluded in Washington, D.C.
Successful First Round
The negotiations began...
Housing, Health Care, Technology Panels on Agenda for Public Affairs Conference
A substantive view of some of the major policy challenges facing legislators in the first year of the two-year session will be among the...
