Category: General
2021 New Year, New Laws
Goodbye, 2020, and good riddance! As we enter 2021, the new year brings several new employment-related laws that employers should be prepared for, including: New…
2021 Corporate Board Diversification Deadlines
This year, California continued its push to increase diversity on corporate boards of directors — a push that began in 2018, when then-Governor Edmund G….
Secure Your Seat Before These New Laws Events Sell Out
A year ago, no one could have imagined the compliance challenges businesses now face in our redefined workplaces. Lawmakers responded with Governor Gavin Newsom signing…
Being Thankful in 2020
As we approach Thanksgiving in what has been an especially rough year, there’s no better time to focus our attention on what we have to…
Free 2021 California Employment Laws White Paper
Even in a months-long pandemic, the California Legislature passed a bunch of new employment laws — some COVID-19-related, some not — that Governor Gavin Newsom…
When Employees Talk Politics at Work
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank and employment law expert Jennifer Shaw discuss how employers…
Register Now! 2020 HR Symposium Covers COVID-19 Issues, Diversity in the Workplace
The CalChamber’s annual HR Symposium returns in 2020 as a virtual event — live and on demand. The virtual program features two half days of…
New California Employment Laws Effective Now, Coming January 1
It’s the first day of October, which means the leaves are starting to turn red and orange, pumpkin spice is everywhere, everyone is looking longingly…
Ready, or Willing, to Talk Politics at Work?
It’s the day after the presidential debate, and with an estimated 100 million viewers, chances are good someone at work will want to talk about…
Employment-Related Urgency Bills Await Governor’s Signature
Last Monday, the California legislature concluded its 2019-2020 legislative session. Several of the bills that were passed will go into effect immediately should the Governor…
