Tag: Labor and Employment
CalChamber HR Symposium Attracts Experts, Practitioners to Sold-Out SF Venue
Practical and entertaining insights on the nuts-and-bolts of implementing state and federal labor and employment laws were the focus of the second California Chamber...
Just 1 Job Killer Remains
Strong opposition from the California Chamber of Commerce and its allies in the closing days of the legislative session prevented one energy-related job killer...
Limit on Use of Settlement/Arbitration Agreements Passes
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill to limit the use of settlement agreements and arbitration agreements for labor and employment claims passed...
Opposition Stops Harmful Proposals in Closing Days of Legislative Session
A number of California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bills missed the August 17 deadline to move beyond the fiscal committees of either the Assembly or...
Coalition Fights Expansion of Employment Litigation
The California Chamber of Commerce and a large coalition of employer groups and local chambers of commerce are opposing a job killer bill that...
First CalChamber HR Symposium Features Labor/Employment Law Experts
CalChamber Brings HR Experts to LA
A sold-out crowd gathered in Los Angeles recently for the first California Chamber of Commerce HR Symposium.
The October 26...
Suspense File Recap: Many Harmful Bills Stopped, But Many Remain; Several Helpful Bills Move
Strong opposition from the California Chamber of Commerce helped to stop numerous harmful bills from continuing past the appropriations committees on Friday to reach...
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...
Job Creator Bill Reduces Litigation
The California Chamber of Commerce has identified a job creator bill that reduces litigation and encourages compliance with labor laws.
SB 524 (Vidak; R-Hanford) prevents...
Arbitration Can Benefit Both Parties in a Dispute
The history of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) and numerous U.S. Supreme Court decisions interpreting the act’s broad scope and strength set the stage...
