CalChamber Tags UI Proposal SB 799 as a Job Killer; Bill Would Require Employers...
The California Chamber of Commerce has tagged SB 799 (Portantino; D-Burbank) as a job killer bill, citing the proposal’s requirement for employers to subsidize...
Remote Workers Moving Out of State, School-Related Leaves a Top Concern for Employers Calling...
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law experts Matthew Roberts and Ellen Savage discuss some of the latest labor and employment...
CalChamber-Opposed Workplace Violence Bill Is Unworkable for Small Employers
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that increases business costs and establishes a one-size-fits-all workplace violence regulation on all California employers is scheduled to...
CalChamber Issues Statement on Proposal to Provide UI Payments to Striking Workers
The California Chamber of Commerce today issued the following statement in response to news that Senator Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge) plans to introduce...
California’s 2024 Minimum Wage Increases to $16 Per Hour
On Monday, July 31, the California Department of Finance Director Joe Stephenshaw officially certified that beginning January 1, 2024, California’s minimum wage will increase...
Free 2023 Midyear Employment Law White Paper
In California, there’s no “slow season” when it comes to employment laws and human resources. Why is that? Because even when the statutory changes...
Trending Topics on the Labor Law Helpline: Remote Work Expense Reimbursements, Pet Bereavement Leave...
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law experts Matthew Roberts and Ellen Savage discuss some of the latest labor and employment...
Attorney General Investigates California Employers’ CCPA Compliance
On July 14, 2023 — two weeks after the Sacramento Superior Court ruled that the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) must delay enforcement of any individual...
Unlimited Paid Time Off Policies Are Attractive, But Have Risks
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts sits down with Bianca Saad, CalChamber vice president of labor and...
California Supreme Court Ruling Continues Litigation Exposure for Employers
The California Supreme Court ruled this week that employees may take nonindividual claims to court even if a valid arbitration agreement requires their own...
Tax Credit Program for California Businesses Opens Application Period on July 24
Starting next Monday, July 24, California businesses of any size or industry can apply to receive an income tax credit through the California Competes...
Status of Job Killer Bills at Summer Recess
Six California Chamber of Commerce job killer bills that threaten jobs and, if passed, will increase the cost of doing business in California remained...
California Supreme Court Rules on ‘Take-Home-COVID-19
Employers Not Liable for Household Members Infected with COVID
On July 6, 2023, the California Supreme Court issued a significant ruling related to “take-home-COVID-19.”
In short,...
Piecemeal Approach to Labor Laws Is Confusing, Burdensome
Across California, more than 35 municipal governments have established their own unique labor laws, creating a confusing patchwork of ordinances that employers must carefully...
SB 770 Paves the Way for Massive Tax Increases
A proposal moving its way through the Legislature seeks to eliminate Medicare in California and pave the way for massive tax increases on California...
A Very California Coup
For decades, California’s government unions have bankrolled the campaigns of politicians who, once in office, return the favor — rubber-stamping union demands, no matter...
What Three Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Mean for California Businesses
Just before the United States Supreme Court broke for recess at the end of June, it issued several landmark decisions, some of which have...
Sacramento Court Agrees with CalChamber: Privacy Agency Must Wait to Enforce Rules
On Friday, the Sacramento Superior Court ruled that the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) must delay enforcement of any individual regulation for a one-year...
Sacramento Court Agrees with CalChamber: Privacy Agency Must Wait to Enforce Rules
In response to a lawsuit filed by the California Chamber of Commerce, the Sacramento Superior Court has ruled that the California Privacy Protection Agency...
California Employers: Remember to Protect Outdoor Workers from Heat Illness
Triple heat temperatures are hitting many areas of California this weekend, with some of the highest temperatures affecting the Central Valley.
This is the first...