CalChamber Continues Push to Make Rule Workable
Workplace Violence Prevention Standard
In comments submitted recently to Cal/OSHA, a coalition led by the California Chamber of Commerce continues its ongoing effort to make...
Clearing Common Misconceptions About Workplace Violence Prevention Standards
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber General Counsel, Labor and Employment Bianca Saad and CalChamber Employment Law Subject Matter Expert Vanessa Greene...
How to Prepare Your Workplace, Employees for Workplace Immigration Enforcement
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts, Sheppard Mullins Partner Greg Berk and Sheppard Mullins Special Counsel Andrew...
New CalChamber Web Page Offers Employer Immigration Law Resources
To help employers, the California Chamber of Commerce has put together a web page with links to federal, state and CalChamber resources about immigration...
CalChamber Priority Labor/Employment Bills Set for Hearing Today
California Chamber of Commerce priority legislation scheduled to be considered today includes the following bills on the agenda of the Senate Labor, Public Employment...
Assembly Labor Committee to Consider CalChamber Priority Bills
Among California Chamber of Commerce priority bills scheduled to be considered by the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee tomorrow are the following:
SB 7 (McNerney;...
CalChamber Analysis: Up to $1 Billion in Costs from Legislation to Limit Workplace Automation...
California business owners could be saddled with more than $1 billion in new costs under state legislation seeking sweeping regulation of so-called “automation decision...
California Labor Commissioner Issues Immigration Compliance Reminders
The California Labor Commissioner recently reminded California employers about California’s immigration laws and protections, highlighting that they protect every worker in the state —...
Workers’ Compensation: The Who, What, Where of Workplace Injuries
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts and Employment Law Subject Matter Expert Vanessa Greene discuss several important...
Register Now for California Meal and Rest Break Rules Webinar
Can employees working shifts of six hours or less sign written prospective (or “blanket”) meal waivers? Since employees don’t clock out for rest breaks,...
Current, Pending Legislation Affecting California Employers
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts and CalChamber Senior Policy Advocate Ashley Hoffman discuss pending employment-related legislation,...
Employers, Don’t Overlook Your Annual Workplace Violence Prevention Obligations
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Labor and Employment General Counsel Bianca Saad and CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts discuss what...
Furloughs, Layoffs, Reducing Work Hours During Economic Uncertainty
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts, Senior Employment Law Counsel Erika Barbara and Employment Law Subject Matter...
May 16 Webinar to Look at Recruiting and Hiring New Employees
Recruiting and hiring new employees will be the focus of a free webinar this Friday, May 16 presented by the California Office of the...
How Privacy Agency’s Proposed AI Regulations Would Affect California Businesses
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts, Covington & Burling LLP Partner Lindsey Tonsager and Covington & Burling...
Health Care Cost Driver Bill Held for Year
This week, the author of a health care bill identified by the California Chamber of Commerce as a Cost Driver that will increase premiums...
Hearing Today for Pharmacy Benefits Bill Increasing Health Care Costs
Legislation that will have a negative impact on pharmacy network designs and increase health care costs for employers and employees is scheduled to be...
Tiny Religious Figurines, Disciplining Rude Supervisors and More Recent Labor Law Helpline Questions
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts, Senior Employment Law Counsel Erika Barbara and Employment Law Subject Matter...
Common Mistakes to Avoid With California’s Pregnancy Disability Leave
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts and Senior Employment Law Counsel Erika Barbara cover common mistakes employers...
CalChamber Webinar to Explain What to Expect When Your Employee Is Expecting
Employers have many legal obligations when they learn that an employee is expecting a child, including notifying employees of their leave rights, providing accommodations...