Tag: Labor and Employment

CalChamber Welcomes Labor and Employment Attorney to Policy Team

Laura E. Curtis has joined the California Chamber of Commerce as a policy advocate.  She specializes in labor and employment, workers’ compensation, and elections/fair...

Governor Brown, CalChamber Chair Offer Ways to Keep California on Forefront of Innovation

The importance of international trade, immigration reform and technology to California were the subjects of a speech given by California Chamber of Commerce Board...

Taxation, Labor Law and Arbitration Update

https://youtu.be/oL12aHjOhtQ CalChamber Senior Policy Advocate Jennifer Barrera provides the latest information on taxation, labor law and arbitration bills at the CalChamber Capitol Summit on May...

Assembly Job Killer Update: 1 Passes, 1 Delayed to Next Year, 1 on Assembly...

The Assembly Appropriations Committee on Friday passed one job killer bill along for consideration by the full Assembly and delayed consideration of another job...

Criminal History Regulations: CalChamber Seeks Rejection

The California Chamber of Commerce is asking the state Office of Administrative Law (OAL) to reject proposed regulations that create confusion regarding when employers...

Employee Walkout? Work It Out

Quite a few news reports discuss recent employee walkouts across the country in protest of federal policies, such as the recent “Day Without Immigrants”...

Job Killer Bill Hampers Ability to Manage Workforce Effectively

Small businesses and job seekers will be hurt by an attempt to base a statewide law on a couple of local ordinances. AB 5...
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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...
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Governor Signs Bill Directing Development of Indoor Heat Illness Standard

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. has signed a bill directing Cal/OSHA to adopt a regulation to prevent heat illness for indoor workers. SB 1167 (Mendoza;...

Clarifying California’s Sick Leave Law: Employers Must Have Policy in Place to Cap Sick...

In the midst of much misinformation and confusion, yesterday, July 1, marked the day California employers were required to begin providing paid sick leave...

Clarifying California’s Sick Leave Law: Employers Must Have Policy in Place to Cap Sick...

Contact: Denise Davis SACRAMENTO, CA — In the midst of much misinformation and confusion, July 1, 2015 marks the day California employers will be required...

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...