Tag: The Workplace
Tips on Open Enrollment, Employee Benefits Strategies
For most employers, open enrollment season is an uncertain and difficult time, when the challenge of finding the best benefits and health care coverage...
From Coffee to Roasted Asparagus—How Prop. 65 Is Leading to Excessive Product Warnings
What do coffee, roasted asparagus and French fries have in common? They all contain traces of acrylamide, a chemical produced when heating some food...
What to Do If Immigration Officials Come Knocking
In this week’s episode of The Workplace, CalChamber President Allan Zaremberg discusses with immigration expert Kevin Johnson, Dean of the UC Davis School of...
Update on Key Bills Affecting California Employers
The California Legislature has one final month to pass bills to the Governor before going on recess for the rest of the year.
In this...
Revenue Boost Calls Into Question Motivation for New Taxes; A Conversation with Dan Walters
In this episode of The Workplace, CalChamber President and CEO Allan Zaremberg discusses California’s revenue surge and continued calls for new taxes with longtime...
Disaster Preparedness in the Workplace – It’s More Than Duck and Cover
Recent earthquakes in California have highlighted the fact that employers must be prepared for emergencies and natural disasters. In this week’s episode of The...
Vaccination Controversy Highlights Wellness Issues in the Workplace
While employers cannot require their employees to get vaccinated, there are many proactive steps they can take to ensure wellness and safety in the...
Renewed Talk about Sales Tax on Services Raises Concerns for California Business
Governor Gavin Newsom signed the state budget with a $21 billion surplus, but expressed his support for a new sales tax on services in...
What Not to Wear – To Work
It’s summertime in California and that means flip flops, shorts, and tank tops. Unfortunately, when the weather heats up, employees can be tempted to...
New Podcast: Stalled and Moving Employment Law Proposals in the Current Legislative Cycle
A number of bills that would have hindered employers in the state have been stopped for the year, but a few others remain. In...
Regulations May Require Employers to Monitor Air Quality/Provide Respirators
New regulations for safety in the workplace are in motion as Cal/OSHA looks to protect employees from detrimental effects of working near or around...
CalChamber Podcast Focuses on Meals and Breaks at the Office
Although California’s meal and rest break rules are intended to give hourly employees time to take breaks during their shifts, problems can arise if...
CalChamber Podcast Discusses Employee Misclassification
There are so many different types of workers: hourly employees, managers, supervisors, exempt employees, and independent contractors. But how do you classify each one...
New CalChamber Podcast Discusses “Ghosting” in the Workplace
As employers are finding it harder and harder to fill positions, a new problem that is arising is job abandonment and applicants disappearing in...
CalChamber Podcast: Go-Go Economy Fuels Record State Budget Surplus
Thanks to the hard work of employers and businesses, the state has seen excellent growth and is flush with revenue.
On this episode of The...
CalChamber Podcast: Texting in the Workplace and Other Cautionary Employment Tales
Finding novel ways to increase efficiency or prevent workplace harassment can create serious problems for employers if not properly executed or thought out.
In this...
New Podcast: Marijuana and the Workplace
In the newest episode of CalChamber’s podcast, The Workplace, CalChamber General Counsel and Executive Vice President Erika Frank is joined by employment law attorney...
CalChamber Podcast: Proposed Expansion of Leaves of Absence Programs
CalChamber has released its 9th episode of The Workplace, a podcast on issues important to California employers and our economy. The subject of this week’s...
CalChamber Podcast: What’s Your Question for the Labor Law Helpline?
California’s complex employment laws prompted 22,000 calls to the CalChamber Labor Law Helpline in 2018. On the latest episode of CalChamber’s The Workplace podcast,...
CalChamber Podcast: Taxes, Taxes and More Taxes
Even though California is enjoying its ninth straight year of economic growth and the state has a solid budget surplus and a brimming Rainy...