A review of action on major employment-related legislation for business before the Legislature began its summer recess on July 6 shows both good and disappointing outcomes for the employer community. On the plus side was the passage of a CalChamber-sponsored job creator that enables businesses to avoid hiring repeat sexual harassment offenders. AB 2770 (Irwin; […]
Last Friday was the deadline for bills to pass the house in which they were introduced. Only five job killer bills subject to the first house deadline have passed to the second house. A bill dealing with wage statement penalties was stopped on the Assembly Floor. These three employment-related job killer bills have advanced to […]
The California Chamber of Commerce recently added three more bills to its job killer list, bringing the total number of job killers to 27. One of the new additions, AB 2613, relates to the payment of wages: AB 2613 (Reyes; D-Grand Terrace) would change the California Labor Code and make an employer or other person acting […]
The California Chamber of Commerce yesterday released its annual list of job killer bills, calling attention to the negative impact that 21 proposed measures would have on California’s job climate and economic recovery should they become law. “Each bill on this year’s job killer list poses a threat to certainty for employers and investors in […]
The end of the legislative year is just a few weeks away and the California Chamber of Commerce continues to fight numerous proposals that could hurt employers, the economy and the jobs climate in the state. The scope and potential negative consequences of some of these proposals are immense, touching daily activities in businesses from […]
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