Tag: Ashley Hoffman
CalChamber Announces SB 592 as First 2023 Job Creator Bill
The California Chamber of Commerce today announced that SB 592 (Newman; D-Fullerton) is the first job creator bill of the year. The bill is...
Arbitration Agreements: A Recap of Favorable Court Decision and What’s to Come
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, employment law expert Matthew Roberts and CalChamber Policy Advocate Ashley Hoffman discuss a recent court victory for...
Budget: CalChamber Backs COVID Sick Leave Grants
The California Chamber of Commerce is supporting the Governor’s budget proposal to allocate $250 million for relief grants to help small businesses and nonprofits...
Untangling Confusion, Misconceptions on California’s Pay Scale Disclosure Requirements
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts sits down with CalChamber Policy Advocate Ashley Hoffman to discuss the...
Sacramento Court Pauses New Fast Food Council Law
The Sacramento Superior Court last week ruled that a new law establishing a fast food sector council can’t be enforced until officials determine whether...
5 New California Labor Laws Employers Should Start Preparing For
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts and CalChamber policy advocate Ashley Hoffman discuss five new labor laws...
California Consumer Privacy Act Will Apply to Employers in 2023
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts and CalChamber policy advocate Ashley Hoffman discuss the current state of...
AB 257 Amendments Raise Significant Concerns, Including Whether the Council’s Broad Authority is Constitutional
For the first time ever, an unelected council will both set sweeping standards for a specific industry’s wages, hours, and working conditions that prevail...
AB 257 Will Increase Prices on Consumers; Faces Key Vote in Senate
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that will increase prices at counter-service restaurants and further burden working families faces a vote in the California...
CalChamber-Opposed Bill Harming Film Industry Placed on Suspense File
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that would drive film industry jobs out of California was placed on the Senate Appropriations Suspense File yesterday. The...
CalChamber-Supported Background Check Bill Will Speed Up Job, Housing Applications
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that will restore the accessibility of key court electronic indexes for conducting background checks will be heard in...
Update on CalChamber Efforts to Secure Changes to Important Legislation
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts and CalChamber policy advocates Ashley Hoffman and Robert Moutrie give a...
Job Killer Bill Eliminating Secret Ballot Union Elections to Be Considered When Legislators Return...
A California Chamber of Commerce job killer bill that seeks to eliminate an agricultural employee’s democratic right to cast an independent vote in a...
Job Killer Pay Data Publication Bill to Be Heard in Assembly Next Month
A California Chamber of Commerce job killer bill that will encourage lawsuits against businesses and make hiring more burdensome will be heard in the...
Workers’ Comp Job Killer Proposal Fails to Move
Legislation expanding the presumption that certain diseases and injuries are caused by the workplace failed in an Assembly policy committee this week for lack...
CalChamber-Opposed Bill Harming Film Industry to Be Heard in Committee Tomorrow
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that would drive film industry jobs out of California will be considered by the Senate Labor, Public Employment...
CalChamber Opposes Bill Jeopardizing State’s Music Industry
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that would deliver a massive blow to the state’s music industry and drive talent and jobs out of...
Job Killer Bill Excusing Workplace Absenteeism Faces Key Deadline
A California Chamber of Commerce job killer bill that will excuse workplace absenteeism and cripple emergency response faces a key deadline on Friday, when...
CalChamber-Supported Background Checks Bill Awaiting Senate Action
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that will restore the accessibility of key court electronic indexes for conducting background checks will be considered by...
Questions Remain on Workplace Emergency Bill
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts and CalChamber policy advocate Ashley Hoffman discuss SB 1044 (Durazo; D-Los...