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Live Webinar on Avoiding Discrimination / Harassment in Workplace
Retaliation, disability and sex discrimination/harassment comprised more than half of the 65,388 employment complaints filed in California in 2014, according to the California Department...
Capitol Report: ‘Job Killer’ Undermines Prop. 13 Protections, Would Raise Costs for Small Businesses
A recently amended “job killer,” SCA 5 (Hancock; D-Berkeley)/Mitchell; D-Los Angeles), now seeks to undermine the protections of Proposition 13 by unfairly targeting commercial...
Disability Access Reform/Education Bill Still Alive
A California Chamber of Commerce-sponsored job creator bill that incentivizes disability access and education awaits assignment to an Assembly policy committee after passing the...
CalChamber Stops Two More ‘Job Killers’ on Assembly Floor
Two “job killers” failed to move off the Assembly Floor on June 4, missing Friday’s deadline for bills to pass the house in which...
Anti-Arbitration ‘Job Killer’ Passes Committee
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that could significantly drive up litigation costs for all California employers, if enacted, passed a Senate policy committee...
CalChamber, Broad Business Coalition Support Federal Ports Legislation
The California Chamber of Commerce has joined a large coalition to ensure that port disruptions due to labor contract negotiations do not have a...
Salary Just One Part of California Requirements for Overtime Exemption
I just read an article about paying employees for the time they spend using their personal cell phones for company business, and it said...
28 Local Chambers Receive Recognition for Advocacy, Helping Labor Law Compliance
The California Chamber of Commerce has named 28 local chambers of commerce to receive the President’s Circle award. The award, first presented in 2009,...
CalChamber Education Committee Hosts Panel with Legislative Leaders
Legislative leaders of Assembly and Senate Education committees gather for a panel moderated by CalChamber Policy Advocate Mira Morton at the CalChamber Education Committee...
