Tag: Job Killer

CalChamber Adds Bills to 2024 Job Killer List

This week the California Chamber of Commerce added four bills to its 2024 Job Killer List. They are: • AB 2230 (Bennett; D-Ventura) Worsens Housing Crisis....

CalChamber-Led Coalition Opposing State-Run Health Care System

A large and diverse coalition of 150 California business representatives have joined a CalChamber-led coalition in strong opposition to AB 2200 (Kalra; D-San Jose),...

California’s ‘Right to Disconnect’ Bill Raises Concerns

In Episode 193 of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts and CalChamber Senior Policy Advocate Ashley Hoffman discuss a new bill...

Product Regulation Job Killer Bill Moving in California Senate

Legislation that will lead to a ban on critically important products and make many products less safe is moving in the California Senate. The California...

CalChamber Releases Initial 2024 Job Killer List

The California Chamber of Commerce has released its initial 2024 job killer list which, to date, includes nine bills dealing with labor and employment,...

UI Proposal Repeat Named First Job Killer of 2024

A bill that seeks to provide striking workers with unemployment insurance (UI) benefits has been tagged a job killer by the California Chamber of...

Business Legislative Wins and What Employers Can Expect in 2024

In Episode 189 of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts sits down with CalChamber Senior Policy Advocate Ashley Hoffman and Chris...

Job Killer Bills Die Early in New Legislative Year

As the new legislative year began, several job killer bills were laid to rest again following continued strong opposition from the California Chamber of...

Governor Completes Action on Major Bills

Governor Gavin Newsom laid down his lawmaking pen the night of October 13 after signing 890 new laws into effect, and vetoing another 156,...

Governor Vetoes SB 799

Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed SB 799, one of the California Chamber of Commerce’s hardest fought job killer bills. The proposal would have made...