Tag: Job Killers
Job Killer Update: 2017 Holdover Bills Defeated or Amended
Four California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bills held over from the 2017 legislative session will not be moving on; one was defeated and...
Busy Year for Employers Produces Wins for Future
CalChamber Releases Final Status Report on Major Business Bills
The 2017 legislative year was a busy one for the California Chamber of Commerce and other...
Governor Vetoes Job Killer
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. has vetoed a job killer bill that would have imposed a new data collection mandate on California employers and...
Governor Signs Leave Mandate for Small Business, Ban on Salary History Inquiries
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. yesterday signed legislation mandating that small businesses provide a new protected leave of absence.
SB 63 (Jackson; D-Santa Barbara) was identified...
CalChamber Stops 24 Job Killer Bills
As the 2017 legislative session came to a close early Saturday morning, 24 of 27 identified job killer bills had been effectively stopped through...
27th Job Killer Jeopardizes Energy Reliability
SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Chamber of Commerce today tagged AB 127 (Committee on Budget) as a job killer. The bill threatens energy reliability...
Job Killer Update: CalChamber Identifies 26th Job Killer
SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Chamber of Commerce today added a recently amended bill to its job killer list, bringing the total number of job...
Why Blow Up a Good Deal on Equal Pay?
What’s wrong with gathering more data about employee salaries, especially in the fight for workplace pay equity? Plenty, when the real motivation is to...
Job Killer Creates More Litigation at Expense of Job Creation
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill that provides the perfect pleading pathway for class action attorneys to avoid arbitration awaits action by...
CalChamber Adds Gender Tax Bill to Job Killer List
SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Chamber of Commerce today added AB 1576 (Levine; D-San Rafael) to its job killer list. AB 1576 (Levine) proposes...
Potential Hit to Gasoline Supplies Held in Committee
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill that jeopardizes the production of California-based fuel stalled in its first policy committee this week when...
Job Killer Watch: CalChamber Identifies Fifth Bill
SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Chamber of Commerce has added a prevailing wage bill to its job killer list, bringing the number of bills...
Job Killer Mandates New Leave of Absence
A more expansive version of a job killer bill vetoed last year has been reintroduced. The California Chamber of Commerce has identified SB 63...
CalChamber Releases Final Status Report on Major Business Bills
The California Chamber of Commerce has published its final status report on the top priority bills for California’s business community, showing the ultimate fate...
Governor Vetoes Disincentive to Settle Litigation
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. recently vetoed a former job killer bill that would have prohibited use of release clauses, thereby discouraging parties from...
CalChamber Reports on Status of Major Business Bills at Close of Session
Numerous business priorities remain to be considered by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. once they pass enrollment, the phase of the legislative process when...
CalChamber Stops 19 Job Killer Bills
As the 2016 legislative session came to a close late Wednesday, 19 of 24 identified job killer bills had been effectively stopped through efforts...
2030 Carbon Caps to Become Law
The California Legislature moved swiftly this week to adopt legislation expanding climate change emission goals.
SB 32 (Pavley; D-Agoura Hills) mandates a reduction in greenhouse...
Job Killer Update: CalChamber Identifies Two More Bills
The California Chamber of Commerce has identified two additional job killers. This brings the list total to 24 bills.
Gut and Amend
SB 654 (Jackson; D-Santa...
Job Killer Update: CalChamber Identifies 21st Job Killer
SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Chamber of Commerce today added a budget trailer proposal to its job killer list, bringing the total number of...