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Confused About COVID-19 Workplace Standards? This Webinar Is for You
Since the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic, employers have had the additional task of becoming experts on prevention and mitigation strategies for infectious...
CalChamber Tags AB 1001 as a Job Killer
The California Chamber of Commerce today tagged AB 1001 (Cristina Garcia; D-Bell Gardens) as a job killer.
The bill expands the California Environmental Quality Act...
Job Killer Bills Moving in Legislature
A few CalChamber-identified Job Killer bills, including AB 1400 (Kalra, Lee and Santiago), creating a single payer health care system, are on the move...
CalChamber-Led Coalition Urges Legislature to Adopt $3B UI Debt Payment Budget Proposal
The California Chamber of Commerce and a broad-based coalition of employer organizations are strongly supporting Governor Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal to help reduce the...
CalChamber Announces 122-Member Coalition Opposed to Single Payer Health Care Proposals
A large and diverse 122-member coalition of California-based organizations is registering formal opposition to CalChamber-identified job killer bills, AB 1400 (Kalra; D-San Jose) and...
Labor Law Proposals to Keep an Eye On
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts and CalChamber policy advocate Ashley Hoffman discuss four current state legislative...
New CDPH Guidance Rewrites Quarantine and Isolation Periods for California’s Workplaces
When the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) revised their quarantine and isolation guidance on December 27th (here), it kicked off a wave of revisions...
U.S. Supreme Court Halts OSHA’s General Employer Vaccine Mandate
On January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order staying the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) emergency temporary standards (ETS) requiring employers...
Calif. Finance Director Says Budget Windfall Gives State Opportunity to Invest in Its Future
California’s revenues and economic conditions have continued to improve, enabling the state to address some of its greatest threats, such as climate change, the...
CalChamber Tags AB 1400 and ACA 11 as First 2022 Job Killer Bills
The California Chamber of Commerce has tagged AB 1400 (Kalra, Lee and Santiago) and ACA 11 (Kalra and Lee) as its first Job Killer bills of 2022. The...
Governor Newsom has Proposed the Fourth State Budget of His Term, and It’s a...
The proposed budget tops out at more than a quarter-trillion dollars, larger than the entire economies of Vietnam, the Czech Republic or Portugal. The...
Citizens Redistricting Commission Delivers Updated Political Maps in Record Time
The California Citizens Redistricting Commission completed its once-every-decade constitutional duty on December 27, 2021, when it submitted final maps to the Secretary of State...
CalChamber Announces Opposition to California Single-Payer Health Care Bill
The California Chamber of Commerce is opposing a bill that will increase taxes and disrupt the health care upon which millions of Californians rely...
State Finance Director to Review Governor’s 2022 Budget in Free Webinar
Update:
Calif. Finance Director Says Budget Windfall Gives State Opportunity to Invest in Its Future, January 13, 2022
Finance Director Keely Martin Bosler will be outlining...
COVID-19 Workplace Safety Rules Update
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts and CalChamber policy advocate Robert Moutrie give an update on the...
CalChamber Announces New Chief of Staff for Policy
The California Chamber of Commerce today announced that Ben Golombek will join the organization January 17, 2022 as Executive Vice President and Chief of...
EY West Coast Leader to Chair CalChamber Board
Kailesh Karavadra, Senior Partner for Ernst & Young LLP, has been elected the 2022 chair of the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
“I’m hopeful,...
CalChamber Board Opposes Dialysis Clinic Requirements Initiative
The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has voted to oppose the California Dialysis Clinic Requirements Initiative, which would require dialysis clinics to...
California Holiday Pay, Time Off Rules
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law experts Matthew Roberts and Bianca Saad discuss California holiday wage and hour issues, including...
CalChamber Board Votes to Support the Ballot Measure Transparency Act
The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors is supporting the Ballot Measure Transparency Act of 2022, which proposes to amend the Constitution and...