Tag: Legal Reform
Chief Justice Calls for Homelessness Study
In her State of the Judiciary address this week, California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye described how the judicial branch remains accountable, champions the needs...
CalChamber-Led Coalition Challenges Anti-Arbitration Law in U.S. District Court
A coalition of businesses led by the California Chamber of Commerce filed a lawsuit on December 6 to stop a new California law that...
Legislative Year: Mixed Bag
Governor Gavin Newson finished signing/vetoing all bills on October 13. The California Chamber of Commerce was tracking 62 bills on his desk, 32 supported...
California Has One of Worst Lawsuit Climates in Country, Business Survey Shows
California has one of the worst lawsuit climates in the country, affecting companies’ decisions on whether to do business in the state, according to...
California Ranks as No. 1 ‘Judicial Hellhole’
California has landed atop the “Judicial Hellholes” list again, according to the latest ranking of the “most unfair” civil litigation courts by the American...
Recap at Summer Break Shows Mixed Results
A review of action on major legislation for business before the Legislature began its summer recess last week shows both good and disappointing outcomes...
Five Job Creator Bills Advance in Legislature
As of the June 1 deadline for bills to pass the house in which they were introduced, five California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator...
CalChamber-Sponsored Bill Ends Cycle of Harassment
A California Chamber of Commerce-sponsored job creator bill that will enable businesses to avoid hiring repeat sexual harassment offenders, ending the cycle of harassment...
CalChamber-Sponsored Bill Advances in Assembly
A California Chamber of Commerce-sponsored job creator bill that codifies case law to ensure victims of sexual harassment and employers are not sued for...
Harassment Victims and Employers Need Protection from Defamation Lawsuits
In 2016, 554 Californians filed sexual harassment complaints with the state civil rights agency, and many other employees have complained directly to employers without involving a state agency.
