Human Resources / Health and Safety

CalChamber Advocacy

California Business Leaders Oppose Conditional Re-funding of Industrial Welfare Commission; Issue Statement on AB...

California's top business leaders today voiced opposition to a proposed Budget Act amendment that would provide funding to reinstate the Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC). Jennifer...

U.S. Supreme Court Decision Delivers Victory for Arbitration in Closely Watched Coinbase Case

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that federal law requires district courts to delay a lawsuit automatically while the parties appeal whether the claim...

CalChamber-Opposed Bills Scheduled to Be Heard in Committees Today

Several California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bills are scheduled to be heard in legislative committees today: one bill, SB 683, creates rules around hotel and...
2023 Job Killers

Job Killer Bills Move Thru Senate Policy Committees

Two labor and employment bills identified as job killers by the California Chamber of Commerce won approval this week in the first Senate committees...
The Workplace Podcast

Podcast: Cal/OSHA Heat Regulations and Where Things Stand with SB 553

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts sits down with CalChamber Policy Advocate Robert Moutrie to discuss the...

CalChamber Webinar Breaks Down Pregnancy, Child Bonding Leaves

Next Thursday, CalChamber employment law experts will explain the rules surrounding pregnancy and child bonding leaves so employers can seamlessly administer them. Of the roughly...
The Workplace Podcast

Employer Best Practices to Ensure Compliance with California Equal Pay Act

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts sits down with Bianca Saad, CalChamber vice president of labor and...
2023 Job Killers

Bill Expanding Rehiring Restrictions, Lawsuit Conditions for Grocery Workers Added to CalChamber Job Killer...

A bill that would create a new private right of action and add new penalties on grocery employers has been labeled a job killer...
CalChamber Advocacy

CalChamber Adds AB 647 to Job Killer List

The California Chamber of Commerce has added AB 647 (Holden; D-Pasadena), a bill dealing with conditions related to change in ownership for grocery stores,...
The Workplace Podcast

Mental Health Awareness Month: Identifying Indicators of Distress and Ways Employers Can Help

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts speaks with clinical social worker Amanda Gibson about mental health in...

Virtual Workshop to Show Businesses How to File a Statement of Information

This Thursday, May 25, experts from the California Secretary of State Business Programs Division will be holding a virtual workshop on how to file...
The Workplace Podcast

Nurturing a Culture of Wellness in the Workplace Helps Employees, Business Thrive

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts and CREtelligent Chief Experience Officer Tobi Lutz discuss how employers can...

Study Finds Job Killer Health Care Pay Bill Increases Costs by $8B Annually

An economic analysis released last week found that a health care industry wage increase proposal would increase costs for public and private health care...
The Workplace Podcast

Five 2023 Legislative Proposals Negatively Impacting California Employers

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts and CalChamber Policy Advocate Ashley Hoffman discuss five troubling employment law...

Job Killer Bills Suppressing Infrastructure, Increasing Workers’ Comp Cases Stopped

Strong opposition from the California Chamber of Commerce and allied groups this week prevented three job killer bills from advancing for the year. Two bills...
2023 Job Killers

Seven Labor and Employment- Related Job Killer Bills in Legislative Hearings This Week

Seven California Chamber of Commerce job killer bills that will harmfully impact employers will be heard in legislative committees this week. The job killing...
The Workplace Podcast

How the Performance Review Serves as a Valuable Business Tool

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts sits down with Bianca Saad, CalChamber vice president of labor and...
Smiling Workers

A Regional Look at California’s Latest Employment Trends

California’s labor market continues to show signs of strength, with employment now 1.7% higher than it was before the pandemic. However, countervailing economic forces...
The Workplace Podcast

Properly Classifying Employees as Exempt, Nonexempt

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law experts Matthew Roberts and Ellen Savage discuss how to properly classify employees as either...

CalChamber Lawsuit Asks Court to Order California Privacy Agency to Adopt Complete Set of...

The California Chamber of Commerce filed a lawsuit yesterday in Sacramento Superior Court on behalf of its members asking the court to order the...