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As we move into the latter half of 2022, California employment law continues to move along — and employers should make sure they’re complying with the new regulations, court rulings, local ordinances and other employment law developments that have occurred thus far in 2022.
Given its size and economic diversity, California will both enjoy and suffer some major effects of the Inflation Reduction Act — approved Saturday by the U.S. Senate and headed for approval by the U.S. House of Representatives and President Joe Biden.
International economies continued to be beset by the detrimental effects of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, reducing the amount of foreign direct investment in the United States.
Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed three California Chamber of Commerce-supported bills: one will extend the availability of workshare programs; one will expand science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) academies to underrepresented pupils; and the last bill will help reduce waste and increase recycling.
On August 30, the State Board of Equalization (BOE) will hold an annual public hearing on property taxes and the Alcoholic Beverage Tax to listen to public suggestions, comments and concerns.
The public review process has begun on the latest proposal to modernize the state’s water distribution system with a project to convey water through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
The role hydrogen will play in the San Francisco Bay Area’s energy transition will be the focus of Richmond’s Road to Zero Day on August 25.
CalChamber President and CEO Jennifer Barrera today praised Governor Gavin Newsom for action to address California’s drought:
This year’s California Competes Tax Credit (CCTC) application period is underway and the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) has up to $85 million in tax credits available to award businesses that want to locate in California or stay and grow in the state.
With a persistent drought, and a hotter and drier climate, California must look beyond water conservation and recycling and develop new water storage and supply projects, the California Chamber of Commerce urged Governor Gavin Newsom last week.
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that will restore the accessibility of key court electronic indexes for conducting background checks passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee this week.
The Secretary of State has announced that the California Fair Pay and Employer Accountability Act qualified for the 2024 ballot on the random sample count of signatures. The initiative’s campaign submitted 962,217 signatures in support of the reform, meeting the 110% validity rate threshold