Tag: Job Killers
Two Job Killer Bills Held in Appropriations; Eight Move to Senate or Assembly Floors...
Fifteen of the 21 job killer bills identified by the California Chamber of Commerce this year remain alive after Friday’s deadline for fiscal committees...
Act Now to Keep Job Killers Sidelined
A number of California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bills have been referred to the appropriations committees of the Assembly or Senate for a...
CalChamber Identifies 21st Job Killer
The California Chamber of Commerce yesterday added a budget trailer proposal to its job killer list, bringing the total number of job killers to...
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...
Job Killer No. 20 Stalls on Assembly Floor
A day after being added to the California Chamber of Commerce job killer list, a bill dealing with release clauses fell short of votes...
CalChamber Identifies 20th Job Killer Bill
The California Chamber of Commerce yesterday added AB 2748 (Gatto) to its job killer list, bringing the total number of bills to 20. The...
Job Killer Watch: CalChamber Identifies 20th Job Killer Bill
The California Chamber of Commerce today added AB 2748 (Gatto) to its job killer list, bringing the total number of bills to 20. The...
Job Killer Bill Erodes Housing Affordability
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer that increases the cost and reduces the supply of housing by authorizing local governments to make inclusionary...
California Bill to Unionize ‘Gig’ Workers Likely Dead for 2016
Business groups like the California Chamber of Commerce and the Internet Association, a technology industry lobbying group, opposed the bill. Labor groups including the...
Shutting Down New Paths To Opportunity
AB 1727 Hurts California Consumers, Workers and Employers
Cross Posted in Fox and Hounds Daily
California employers lead the way in so many important technologies and...
Housing Job Killer Bill to Be Heard in Senate Committee
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill that will erode housing availability will be heard in a Senate committee today.
SB 1150 (Leno; D-San...
Job Killer Bill Will Drive Up Prices, Threaten Businesses, Consumers with Litigation
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill that would increase prices for consumers and businesses who utilize the services of independent contractors will...
Scheduling Mandate Job Killer in Committee Today
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill subjecting employers to financial penalties and litigation for changes to an employee’s schedule with less than...
Job Killer Watch: CalChamber Identifies 19th Job Killer Bill
Contact: Denise Davis
SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Chamber of Commerce today added a targeted tax to its job killer list, bringing the total number...
Job Killer Watch: CalChamber Identifies 19th Job Killer Bill
The California Chamber of Commerce today added a targeted tax to its job killer list, bringing the total number of bills on the list...
Minimum Wage Job Killer Goes to Governor
The Legislature yesterday passed SB 3 (Leno; D-San Francisco), a job killer bill that will increase the minimum wage in California to $15 per...
CalChamber Releases 2016 Job Killer List
The California Chamber of Commerce yesterday released a preliminary list of job killer bills to call attention to the negative impact that 18 proposed...
CalChamber Releases 2016 Job Killer List
Contact: Denise Davis
SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Chamber of Commerce today released a preliminary list of job killer bills to call attention to the...
CalChamber Opposition Stops 2015 Job Killer Holdovers
A number of California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bills first identified in 2015 appear to be dead for this year after missing legislative...
Dan Walters: Business Does Well in Capitol
By Dan Walters in The Sacramento Bee
The Capitol’s longest running conflict, as often noted in this space, pits business and employer groups against labor...