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U.S., State Economic Stability Contrasts with Turmoil on Social, Political Fronts
...widened in recent years and will continue to do so over the foreseeable future. Jurisdictions face a difficult choice: They can divert current revenues to pay down pension obligations, but...
Job Killer Update: CalChamber Identifies Three More Bills
...health care system disappear, but instead will limit choices, access, and in the long term, increase costs for employers and their employees. The Assembly Health Committee is scheduled to consider...
Voting Season Begins Today; Key Dates to Remember
...expanding in-person early voting, and allowing voters to cast a ballot at any vote center within their county. The changes are a result of the California Voter’s Choice Act, passed...
Remembering Governor George Deukmejian
...the State address. He said, “like so many others, I became Californian not by birth but by choice. I adopted a state whose opportunities are boundless as its beauty, whose...
U.S. Chamber Analysis: $5.6 Billion in California Exports Target in Trade Retaliation
...and in limited choices of products for consumers. Further, it can cause a net loss of jobs in related industries, retaliation by U.S. and California trading partners, and violates the...
I’m Independent Coalition Rally Urges Legislators to Protect Independent Contractors
...independently dispositive factors. Capitol Rally Speakers at the rally told moving stories about why they choose to be independent contractors and how that choice benefits them and their families. According...
CalChamber Welcomes New Consul General of China in San Francisco
...the upcoming midterm U.S. elections. There also was agreement that raising tariffs results in higher prices to the consumer for the specific product protected and in limited choices of products...
Governor Brown Selects Joshua Groban for California Supreme Court
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. yesterday announced Joshua Groban as his choice for associate justice of the California Supreme Court. News release from the Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown...
CalChamber Poll: Job Optimism, Housing Anxiety, Support for Bipartisanship
...the choice to be an independent contractor if a worker wants more flexibility to set their own schedules, earn more income, and for their chosen quality of life.” This argument...
Air Board’s Plan to Raise Fees Threatens Our Economy and Climate Goals
...outside of California will increase along with allowance prices. Limiting allowance prices will limit the flight of jobs and excess emissions. Cap-and-trade is clearly the superior policy choice to control...
Assembly Committee to Hold Informational Hearing on Dynamex Today
...they have the right amount of work. Dynamex jeopardizes this freedom of choice for individuals and pushes them into a traditional employment model that lacks flexibility. Proponents of Dynamex argue...
Dynamex—The Elimination of Independent Contractors?
...approach weighed multiple factors in their totality to account for the variety of California industries and professions, as well as diversity of California’s workers. Dynamex jeopardizes freedom of choice for...
California Leads Presidential Election Landscape in 2020
...and federal seats. Absentee ballots will drop in the mail 29 days before the election. “California voters are eligible to make their choice on the same day that Iowa voters...
For Uber and Lyft Drivers, Reclassification Means Less Flexibility
...Lyft is the independent nature of the job. Drivers have the unique flexibility of being their own boss and can make their own choices about if, when and where to...
Bill Increasing Health Care Costs Advances in Senate; Business Leaders Express Concerns
...when enacting the Affordable Care Act (ACA) because employers generally have significant negotiating power and choice in the marketplace, allowing them to secure better rates than individuals can. The bill...
Renewed Talk about Sales Tax on Services Raises Concerns for California Business
...work in-house; however, smaller companies may have no choice but to continue hiring help from the outside. Why the Tax Is Being Proposed With such a large budget surplus, many...
Governor Signs Wildfire Safety and Accountability Legislation
...course for reform.” In a statement after Governor Newsom signed AB 1054, Senator Dodd said, “Governing is about making the best available choices for our state. And that’s what this...
Concerned About Affordability, Voters Oppose New Taxes
...applying the state sales tax to services used and paid by businesses is not shared by voters. Voters were offered a choice: On the one hand, California needs to modernize...
HR Experts Recap New State Lactation Accommodation Rules
...available to CalChamber members. Not a member? A free trial is currently available, providing 15 days of free access to HRCalifornia, plus your choice of one premium form or checklist....
COVID-19: Top Resources for Employers
...has the time; and no, an employer cannot require a worker to use her/his sick time—it’s the worker’s choice. If sick time is used, Frank explains, the employer can require...