COVID-19 Positive: Employer Obligations
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank and employment law expert Jennifer Shaw discuss what...
Job Killer Bill Establishing New Leave Advances to Assembly
A job killer bill that will overwhelmingly impact small employers and will impose higher costs and additional administrative burdens passed a key legislative hurdle...
COVID-19: Masks, 6-Foot Rule
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber President and CEO Allan Zaremberg, and CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank discuss...
Vacation Policy Factors to Consider During COVID-19 Pandemic
A consequence of the prolonged shelter-in-place and stay-at-home orders issued as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic is dramatically reduced travel. As a result,...
CalChamber Adds SB 1383 (Jackson) to Job Killer List
Proposal Will Devastate Small Business in California
The California Chamber of Commerce today announced that SB 1383 (Jackson; D-Santa Barbara) has been identified as a...
Tips for Creating a Return to Work Plan
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank is joined by employment law experts Bianca Saad...
Caveats to Using Virus Monitoring Apps
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank and employment law expert Jennifer Shaw discuss the...
COVID-19: Monitoring Off-Duty Workers
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank and employment law expert Jennifer Shaw discuss the...
Remote Harassment Investigation Tips
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank, and employment law expert Jennifer Shaw discuss important...
CalChamber Board Votes to Support Gig Economy Initiative
The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has voted to support the Protect App-Based Drivers and Services Act, an initiative that is currently...
Job Killer Bill Increasing Burdens on Garment Industry to Be Considered Tuesday
A California Chamber of Commerce job killer bill that will increase costs and impose onerous burdens on garment industry employers will be considered by...
Job Killer Bills Dramatically Increase Workers’ Compensation Costs
Two California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bills that will substantially increase workers' compensation costs by establishing a "conclusive presumption" of workplace injury for...
CalChamber Offers Recommendations to Fire Up California’s Economic Recovery
Setting liability limits for employers facing lawsuits over COVID-19 exposure, postponing the 2021 minimum wage hike, and expediting retraining programs for unemployed workers are...
Job Killer Bills Impose New Leave Mandates; Raise Costs, Burdens on Employers
Job killing legislation that will threaten small employers with costly litigation, increased financial burdens, and new or extended leaves of absence is advancing in...
COVID-19 Workers’ Comp Order Explained
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank and workers’ compensation attorney Tiffany Boyland of Michael...
COVID-19: What Employers Ask Part 2
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank and Labor Law Adviser Ellen Savage discuss the...
Job Killer Update: AB 2501 Added to List, 1 Bill Stalled, 1 Bill Removed
A job killer bill that will significantly restrict Californians’ ability to access home and auto loans by placing onerous burdens on lenders, which will...
Job Killer Update: AB 2501 Added to List, 1 Bill Stalled, 1 Bill Removed
The California Chamber of Commerce today added AB 2501 (Limón; D-Santa Barbara) to its Job Killer list.
The bill requires lenders to maintain home and...
Governor’s Workers’ Compensation Order: Presume COVID-19 Illness Arises from the Job
Governor Gavin Newsom yesterday signed an executive order establishing a rebuttable presumption that any COVID-19 related illness of an employee who worked outside the...
CalChamber Issues Statement on Governor’s Workers’ Compensation Announcement
The California Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement following Governor Gavin Newsom’s briefing today:
"It appears that the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program provides federally...