Telework, Contractors & Workers’ Comp
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank and attorney John Parente discuss the impacts of...
Law Giving Unions Access to Private Property Ruled Unconstitutional
A Supreme Court victory was handed down to employers yesterday in a case filed by two California agriculture businesses who challenged a state law...
New COVID-19 Workplace Rules Explained
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank, and employment law experts Robert Moutrie and Matthew...
Business Groups Urge Restoration of Tax Credits, Net Operating Loss Deduction
The California Chamber of Commerce and a coalition of business groups are urging state legislators to restore the net operating loss deduction and business...
Travel Locally to Help State Recovery
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Allan Zaremberg, Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva and Visit California President and...
California Drops Workplace Mask Rule for Vaccinated Workers
California regulators on Thursday approved revised workplace pandemic rules that allow employees who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus the same freedoms as when...
CalChamber Issues Statement on New Cal/OSHA Rules
The California Chamber of Commerce has issued the following statement in response to action today by Cal/OSHA and Governor Gavin Newsom:
“We are grateful for...
California Tourism Update on June 28 to Detail Stimulus Spending Plan
On the heels of California’s June 15 reopening, Visit California will convene an industrywide Zoom call on Monday, June 28 at 2 p.m. (Pacific...
Legislature Passes Budget, Clearing the Way for Real Budget Negotiations
The Legislature fulfilled its constitutional obligation this week by approving a state budget just ahead of the June 15 deadline. But meeting the formal...
With COVID Tamed, It’s a ‘Grand Reopening’ in California
California, the first state in America to put in place a coronavirus lockdown, is now turning a page on the pandemic.
At the stroke of...
New COVID-19 Workplace Mask Rules Align with CDC Recommendations
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) released new, revised language outlining proposed COVID-19 workplace rules as the state prepares to re-open...
CalChamber Issues Statement on New Cal/OSHA Proposed COVID-19 Workplace Rules
In response to new proposed workplace rules released today, the California Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement:
“We thank Governor Gavin Newsom for eliminating...
Cal/OSHA to Revise COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard Again
Revisions to California’s COVID-19 workplace emergency temporary standard (ETS) were delayed again this week at a special meeting of the Cal/OSHA Standards Board, but...
CalChamber, Allies Join Forces to Stop 6 Oppose Bills, Amend 2
California Chamber of Commerce policy advocates working alongside advocates from allied business groups succeeded in stopping six CalChamber-opposed bills from advancing for the year,...
Everybody Talks About California’s Housing Crisis, But Nobody Will Solve It
There isn’t a politician, economist, social justice advocate or journalist who hasn’t viewed with alarm the unrelenting climb in housing prices and rents, the...
Moderate Democrats Show Influence in Key Policy Areas
In a democracy, it’s the votes that count. No matter what the polls say before election day, or the pundits say about the make-up...
3 Job Killer Bills Still Active; Would Impose Onerous Labor Mandates
Of the 25 job killer bills the CalChamber identified this year, only three are currently moving after four job killer bills missed Friday’s deadline...
Cal/OSHA Adopts Rules to Require Ongoing Masking in the Workplace
After a day-long meeting that included hours of public testimony and internal deliberations, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board ultimately adopted a new set of regulations...
The Consequences of Drought
It’s official, California is in another drought cycle as are most of the western states. A look at the U.S. Drought Monitor shows a...
CalChamber Statement on New COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards Amendments
In a letter sent to the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) Standards Board today, the California Chamber of Commerce and several...