Tag: Job Killers
CalChamber Wraps Historic Legislative Year with Major Wins for Business
California’s 2024 legislative session concluded on Saturday, bringing numerous victories for the state's business community. Throughout the year, the California Chamber of Commerce spearheaded...
CalChamber Urges Legislators to Vote ‘No’ on Job Killer Bill Restricting Employer Speech
A California Chamber of Commerce job killer bill that drastically restricts how businesses communicate with their employees on matters directly related to their company...
Job Killer Chilling Employer Speech Similar to Legislation Vetoed in Colorado, Overturned in Court
Legislation opposed by the California Chamber of Commerce as a job killer is nearly identical to a Colorado bill vetoed recently due to concerns...
Job Killer Bill Increasing Unemployment Insurance Taxes Stopped
A California Chamber of Commerce job killer bill that would have hiked unemployment insurance (UI) taxes failed to meet a key deadline on Friday...
CalChamber-Led Coalition Opposing State-Run Health Care System
A large and diverse coalition of 150 California business representatives have joined a CalChamber-led coalition in strong opposition to AB 2200 (Kalra; D-San Jose),...
California’s ‘Right to Disconnect’ Bill Raises Concerns
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts and CalChamber Senior Policy Advocate Ashley Hoffman discuss a new bill...
CalChamber Releases 2024 Job Killer List
The California Chamber of Commerce yesterday released its initial 2024 job killer list which, to date, includes nine bills dealing with labor and employment,...
Business Legislative Wins and What Employers Can Expect in 2024
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts sits down with CalChamber Senior Policy Advocate Ashley Hoffman and Chris...
Job Killer Bills Die Early in New Legislative Year
As the new legislative year began, several job killer bills were laid to rest again following continued strong opposition from the California Chamber of...
CalChamber-Led Coalition Continues to Oppose Job Killer Warehouse Ban
The California Chamber of Commerce and a coalition of employer groups and local chambers of commerce remains opposed to AB 1000 (Reyes; D-San Bernardino),...
CalChamber Releases Annual Vote Record
The California Chamber of Commerce has released its annual vote record, summarizing key votes of legislators on proposals affecting the well-being of employers and...
CalChamber Opposition Helps Stop 3 Job Killers, Other Harmful Proposals
Governor Gavin Newsom laid down his lawmaking pen Friday night after signing 890 new laws into effect, and vetoing another 156, including three California...
CalChamber Issues Statement on Signing of SB 253 and SB 261
California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jennifer Barrera issued the following statement today following the Governor's signature on SB 253 (Wiener D-San Francisco)...
Governor Vetoes SB 799
Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed SB 799, one of the California Chamber of Commerce's hardest fought job killer bills, over the weekend. The proposal would...
Job Killer Bill Creates New Protected Class of Employees; Costly to Implement, Especially for...
No legislative session would be complete without a proposal to add more job benefits and protections for California workers. This year is no exception,...
California Legislature Passes Bills on Discrimination in Employment, Paid Sick Leave Expansion, Reproductive-Related Bereavement...
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, employment law expert Matthew Roberts and Chris Micheli, adjunct professor at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge...
Senate Passes CalChamber Job Killer Bill That Creates Broad Protected Class, Exposes Employers to...
The California Senate yesterday approved a California Chamber of Commerce job killer bill that creates a broad “family caregiver status” under the Fair Employment...
CalChamber Tags UI Proposal SB 799 as a Job Killer; Bill Would Require Employers...
The California Chamber of Commerce has tagged SB 799 (Portantino; D-Burbank) as a job killer bill, citing the proposal’s requirement for employers to subsidize striking workers...
Podcast: Update on Harmful Proposals as Legislature Heads for Summer Break
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Helpline manager and employment law counsel Matthew Roberts and Chris Micheli, of Aprea & Micheli, give...
Five 2023 Legislative Proposals Negatively Impacting California Employers
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts and CalChamber Policy Advocate Ashley Hoffman discuss five troubling employment law...