Tag: Jennifer Barrera

Scheduling Mandate Job Killer Bill

https://youtu.be/0YKZbToqrGY CalChamber Policy Advocate Jennifer Barrera describes for the CalChamber Capitol Summit audience on May 17 this year's approach to scheduling mandates, SB 878 (Leyva;...

Anti-Arbitration Job Killer Bills

https://youtu.be/hpAc5pI2PPA CalChamber Policy Advocate Jennifer Barrera describes two variations on job killer proposals discriminating against arbitration agreements at the CalChamber Capitol Summit on May 17:...

Tax Action in 2016 on Ballot

https://youtu.be/2VYbCP7QBYU CalChamber Policy Advocate Jennifer Barrera confirms for listeners at the CalChamber Capitol Summit on May 17 that most activity on tax policy in 2016...

Job Creator Disability Access Incentive Bill

https://youtu.be/ui_obJk_iXA CalChamber Policy Advocate Jennifer Barrera explains the provisions of the job creator bill incentivizing disability access and education, SB 269 (Roth; D-Riverside), which was...
Job Creators

Governor Signs Job Creator Bill

A California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator bill that incentivizes disability access and education was signed by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. yesterday. SB 269...

Proposed Limit on Use of Criminal History Information Will Harm Employers

New proposed state regulations by the California Fair Employment and Housing Council (FEHC) seek to limit consideration of criminal history in hiring and employment...

U.S. Supreme Court Reverses State Court to Reinforce Arbitration to Resolve Disputes

Further emphasizing the federal policy favoring arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), the U.S. Supreme Court last week again reversed a California decision...

Taxation: CalChamber Stops/Amends Plans Targeting Industries, Backs Helpful Bills

The 2015 legislative year saw the introduction of a number of evergreen tax bills that dealt with policies discussed yearly in the Capitol, including...

Governor Signs CalChamber-Supported Gender Equity Pay Bill

A California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that seeks to eliminate pay disparity based on gender was signed by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. yesterday. SB...
Job Creators

Governor Signs Job Creator Bill

A California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator bill that provides employers with a limited opportunity to cure technical violations in an itemized wage statement...

Costly Employee Retention Mandate in Senate Labor Committee Today

A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill that denies employers the basic choice of whom to hire will be considered by the Senate...