Tag: unemployment insurance
CalChamber Releases 2024 Job Killer List
The California Chamber of Commerce released its initial 2024 job killer list which, to date, includes nine bills dealing with labor and employment, taxation, unemployment…
Mandatory Pamphlet Updates for California Employers
All California employers are required to distribute six pamphlets to employees, and two of them — Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Workers’ Compensation Rights and Benefits…
CalChamber Opposition Helps Stop Employment-Related Job Killer Bills, Other Harmful Proposals
Governor Gavin Newsom laid down his lawmaking pen Friday night after signing 890 new laws into effect, and vetoing another 156, including three California Chamber…
End of Session Update: 6 CalChamber Job Killer Bills Head to Governor
California legislators last week approved six bills designated by the California Chamber of Commerce as job killers, which will increase labor costs and create more liability…
EDD Updates Work Sharing Program Website, Resources
The California Employment Development Department (EDD) has updated its Work Sharing Program website, offering additional resources for employers interested in applying for the program as…
Compliance During Emergency Conditions
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts sits down with CalChamber Labor Law Helpline expert Ellen Savage to discuss…
California’s Streamlined Work Sharing Program Process Is Permanent
Initially a temporary fix to a COVID-19-related economic slowdown, the Employment Development Department’s (EDD) online, streamlined Unemployment Insurance (UI) Work Sharing program process is officially…
Workers’ Compensation 2022 Temporary Total Disability Rates
California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announced that the 2022 minimum and maximum temporary total disability (TTD) rates will increase on January 1, 2022: The minimum TTD…
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Brings More Financial Relief
On March 11, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) into law, creating a third stimulus package since the…
Employee Quitting Due to COVID May Still Collect Unemployment
I have several employees who have quit for COVID-19-related reasons, including lack of child care and fear of being in the workplace. Why are they…
