California Supreme Court Hits Employers in Starbucks Off-the-Clock Work Case
In recent years, employers have faced lawsuits over small, or “de minimis,” amounts of unpaid time spent either before or after the employee clocks...
U.S, New Zealand Conclude Talks for Trade and Investment Framework Agreement
The United States and New Zealand concluded two days of meetings on July 20 under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA), noting the...
CalChamber Seeking Changes to Make Panic Button Legislation More Workable
A California Chamber of Commerce-led coalition continues to seek changes to make more workable a bill that, among other provisions, requires hotels to provide...
Manners Make an Employee
You spend up to 40 hours a week (and maybe more) with your co-workers so workplace etiquette, an unofficial code of conduct, can affect...
Why a Regional Power Grid Brings Energy Security
Cross posted in The San Diego Union-Tribune
Reliable energy infrastructure is a hallmark of a modern world, and affordable power is vital for economic development...
Tank Tops and Flip Flops — Summer Dress Codes
Summer is here! The weather is getting hotter, and while some employees fight over the office temperature, others may angle for a more casual dress...
Recap at Summer Break Shows Mixed Results
More Battles Ahead When Legislators Return
A review of action on major legislation for business before the Legislature began its summer recess on July 6...
CalChamber Outlines Positions to Date on November Ballot Propositions
So far, the California Chamber of Commerce has taken positions on six of the 12 propositions that will appear on the November ballot.
Below is...
CalChamber Helps Organize Informational Proposition 65 Workshop
The California Chamber of Commerce joined the California League of Food Producers in presenting a Proposition 65 workshop for members yesterday. CalChamber Policy Advocate...
Trade Promotion Authority Quietly Renewed
Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation passed Congress on July 1 for another three years, until 2021, as neither the House nor the Senate passed...
CalChamber Outlines Business Concerns with Privacy Bill
CalChamber Policy Advocate Sara Boot details for the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 26 some of the problems the business community has identified with...
Court Puts Parts of California’s New Workplace Immigration Law on “ICE”
California’s Immigrant Worker Protection Act (AB 450) provides California workers with certain protections from immigration enforcement while on the job. This law went into effect...
Four CalChamber Members Creating Jobs with Help from Tax Credit
Four California Chamber of Commerce member companies have been selected by the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) as recipients of the...
U.S. Chamber Analysis: $5.6 Billion in California Exports Target in Trade Retaliation
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce yesterday released an analysis showing the state-by-state impact of retaliatory tariffs from China, the European Union, Mexico, and Canada,...
New Recycling/Composting Requirements Moving in Legislature
Legislation imposing new recycling and composting requirements for disposable food service packaging at certain state facilities passed an Assembly policy committee this week despite...
Governor Signs Budget; Approves Three CalChamber-Supported Bills
Yesterday, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed his final budget, which included three California Chamber of Commerce-supported budget trailer bills that incorporated language from...
Senate Committee OKs First Step Toward Reliable Regional Energy Grid
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that will promote energy efficiency and grid reliability won approval from a Senate policy committee this week.
AB 813 (Holden;...
California Court of Appeal Upholds Lead Safe Harbor Under Proposition 65
The legal fight over the validity of the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) “safe harbor” for lead may finally be over for...
Governor Signs Bill Clarifying Cleaning Product Right to Know Act
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. this week signed a California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that clarifies the Cleaning Product Right to Know Act approved last...
CalChamber-Opposed Bill Will Increase Energy Costs
Legislation that will lead to increased energy costs has passed the Senate, is under consideration in the Assembly and is opposed by the California...