Domestic Worker Employers Subject to Workplace Safety Rules Staring July 1
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Domestic Worker Employers Subject to Workplace Safety Rules Staring July 1

The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) recently reminded employers of domestic workers that California’s workplace safety and health laws — enforced by the California…

How to Prepare Your Workplace, Employees for Workplace Immigration Enforcement
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How to Prepare Your Workplace, Employees for Workplace Immigration Enforcement

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts, Sheppard Mullins Partner Greg Berk and Sheppard Mullins Special Counsel Andrew Desposito…

Train Your Supervisors on California’s Complex Workplace Laws
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Posted in Wage and Hour Workplace Policies

Train Your Supervisors on California’s Complex Workplace Laws

Supervisors and managers have a huge effect on your workplace — potentially making key personnel decisions like hiring, transferring, suspending, laying off, promoting, firing and…

CalChamber Analysis: Up to $1 Billion in Costs from Legislation to Limit Workplace Automation Technology
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Posted in Workplace Policies

CalChamber Analysis: Up to $1 Billion in Costs from Legislation to Limit Workplace Automation Technology

California business owners could be saddled with more than $1 billion in new costs under state legislation seeking sweeping regulation of so-called “automation decision systems,”…

Some California Health Care Worker Minimum Wage Rates Increase July 1
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Some California Health Care Worker Minimum Wage Rates Increase July 1

On October 16, 2024, California’s health care worker minimum wage took effect with different rate schedules for different types of covered health care facilities. And…

Workers’ Compensation: The Who, What, Where of Workplace Injuries
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Workers’ Compensation: The Who, What, Where of Workplace Injuries

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts and Employment Law Subject Matter Expert Vanessa Greene discuss several important considerations…

Remember Los Angeles County’s Fair Workweek Ordinance Takes Effect July 1
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Remember Los Angeles County’s Fair Workweek Ordinance Takes Effect July 1

On July 1, 2025, Los Angeles County’s Fair Workweek ordinance takes effect, applying to retail businesses under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes…

California Labor Commissioner Issues Immigration Compliance Reminders
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Posted in Form I-9

California Labor Commissioner Issues Immigration Compliance Reminders

The California Labor Commissioner recently reminded California employers about California’s immigration laws and protections, highlighting that they protect every worker in the state — regardless…

California Local Minimum Wage Increases for July 1, 2025
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California Local Minimum Wage Increases for July 1, 2025

UPDATE 09/16/2025: After a referendum petition failed, the $22.50 per hour hotel and airport worker minimum wage, along with the related changes discussed here, took…

Affordability Agenda Cost Drivers
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Current, Pending Legislation Affecting California Employers

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts and CalChamber Senior Policy Advocate Ashley Hoffman discuss pending employment-related legislation, including…