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CalChamber in Court: State High Court Decisions: One Victory, One Mixed
One decision issued by the California Supreme Court this week marked a victory for the business perspective on defibrillators, while the second was a partial win affecting arbitration agreements. The...
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CalChamber in Court: Urges State Supreme Court to Review Independent...
The California Chamber of Commerce has filed a letter brief with the California Supreme Court urging it to review and decide what test should be applied in class action lawsuits alleging that...
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CalChamber in Court: Don’t Make One Employer Liable for Another’s Independent...
Also signing the brief in the case of Noe v. Superior Court were the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Civil Justice Association of California. The brief urges the California Court of Appeal to
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Court Accepts CalChamber Brief Supporting Landmark Education Case
A friend-of-the-court brief filed by the California Chamber of Commerce and other business organizations supporting the landmark decision in Vergara v. California has been accepted by the Second...
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California Supreme Court Issues Blow to Major So Cal Green Development
Yesterday, the California Supreme Court issued a disappointing decision in Center for Biological Diversity et al, v. California Department of Fish and Wildlife and The Newhall Land and Farming Company,...
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Paid Sick Leave Law Questions Continue to Trouble Employers Wanting to Comply
Every January, California Chamber of Commerce employment law experts travel up and down the state educating California employers about new employment laws affecting the workplace. The CalChamber...
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CalChamber to Host Webinar on the High Price of Misclassifying Exempt Employees
A review of how to correctly classify and pay exempt employees will be presented by California Chamber of Commerce employment law experts in a live webinar on Thursday, April 21. Misclassifying...
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CalChamber to Host Webinar on Pregnancy Disability Leave Obligations
A live webinar on the specifics for managing compliance with California’s pregnancy disability leave (PDL) laws will be hosted by the California Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, May 26. Strong legal...
View ArticleCalChamber to Host Live Webinar on Paid-Time-Off Compliance Rules
A live webinar on paid-time-off compliance will be hosted by the California Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, June 16. Rules relating to how employees accrue paid time off (PTO) always seem to cause some
View ArticleSome Local Minimum Wage Increases to Take Effect July 1
Minimum Wage Hike Brings Many Changes for Employers Although the next increase in the California minimum wage is still six months away, a number of local minimum wage hikes are set to take effect
View ArticleSan Diego Paid Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Ordinance Now in Effect
San Diego’s Earned Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Ordinance took effect on July 11. Voters approved the ordinance on June 7, but the effective date was delayed until the election results were certified....
View ArticleCalChamber to Host Webinar on Consequences of Misclassifying Independent...
A live webinar on the consequences of misclassifying independent contractors will be hosted by the California Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, September 15. Have you designated your California worker...
View ArticleCalifornia Legalizes Marijuana Use, But Employers Can Still Keep Workplaces...
On Tuesday, California joined several other states in legalizing recreational use of marijuana by adults. Proposition 64, also known as the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, legalized the recreational use of...
View ArticleCalChamber to Offer Live Webinar on Labor/Employment Laws 2017
Recorded Webinar Available at the CalChamber Store Spaces are filling up fast for the annual California Chamber of Commerce webinar explaining how recent state and federal court cases, new laws and...
View ArticleCalChamber to Host Live Webinar on Drug-Free Workplaces
The California Chamber of Commerce will discuss what Proposition 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, means for California employers and their current drug policies during a live webinar on April 20....
View ArticleSwift Action Needed in Prop. 65 Case to Avert Disruption in Multiple Sectors
The California Chamber of Commerce is urging the Fifth District Court of Appeal to expedite its decision and reverse the erroneous listing of a commonly used chemical on the Proposition 65 list of...
View ArticleCalChamber to Offer Live Webinar on 2018 Labor/Employment Laws
California Chamber of Commerce employment law experts will discuss how recent state and federal court cases, new laws and regulatory changes apply to the workforce in an upcoming webinar. The 2018...
View ArticleCalChamber to Host HR Boot Camps
Space is filling up fast for the one-day, topic-packed seminars focused on the employment life cycle, from hiring through termination, presented by the California Chamber of Commerce. CalChamber’s...
View ArticleCalChamber to Host Webinar on the High Price of Misclassifying Exempt Employees
UPDATE 4/21/2016: Recorded webinar now available on the CalChamber Store. A review of how to correctly classify and pay exempt employees will be presented by California Chamber of Commerce employment...
View ArticleIs Worker an Employee or Independent Contractor?
Two Court Cases Review Complex Issue Properly classifying an individual as an employee versus an independent contractor has always been a daunting task for any business/employer, especially in...
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