Tag: Erika Frank
San Diego Paid Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Ordinance Now in Effect
San Diego’s Earned Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Ordinance took effect on July 11.
Voters approved the ordinance on June 7, but the effective date was...
10 Things Businesses Might Not Know About California’s Paid Sick Leave Law
One year ago today, California employers had to begin providing the paid sick leave (PSL) benefit to their employees. To highlight several less-known aspects of...
Some Local Minimum Wage Increases to Take Effect July 1
Minimum Wage Hike Brings Many Changes for Employers
Although the next increase in the California minimum wage is still six months away, a number of...
Paid Sick Leave Law Questions Continue to Trouble Employers Wanting to Comply
Every January, California Chamber of Commerce employment law experts travel up and down the state educating California employers about new employment laws affecting the...
CalChamber Releases List of New Employment Laws Affecting Businesses in 2016
Latest Capitol News Report calls attention to challenges employers face in coming year
SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Chamber of Commerce today released the list...
CalChamber Releases List of New Employment Laws Affecting Businesses in 2016
Latest Capitol News Report calls attention to challenges employers face in coming year
The California Chamber of Commerce today released the list of new employment...
California Supreme Court Issues Blow to Major So Cal Green Development
Yesterday, the California Supreme Court issued a disappointing decision in Center for Biological Diversity et al, v. California Department of Fish and Wildlife and...
Court Accepts CalChamber Brief Supporting Landmark Education Case
A friend-of-the-court brief filed by the California Chamber of Commerce and other business organizations supporting the landmark decision in Vergara v. California has been accepted by the Second District Court of Appeal.
The...
CalChamber in Court: Don’t Make One Employer Liable for Another’s Independent Contractor Misclassification
Also signing the brief in the case of Noe v. Superior Court were the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Civil Justice Association of...
CalChamber in Court: Urges State Supreme Court to Review Independent Contractor Test
The California Chamber of Commerce has filed a letter brief with the California Supreme Court urging it to review and decide what test should...
CalChamber Capitol News Report: Explains Two Significant New Employment Laws for 2015
Today’s CalChamber Capitol News Report highlights two important new laws that employers need to be aware of in 2015: mandatory paid sick leave and...
CalChamber in Court: State High Court Decisions: One Victory, One Mixed
One decision issued by the California Supreme Court this week marked a victory for the business perspective on defibrillators, while the second was a...