Alert Archives - 2011

Hospitality Industry Veteran Is 2012 CalChamber Chair; Proposed Initiative Undoes Prop. 13 Protections for Businesses; New Laws Affecting California Businesses in 2012; Guest Commentary; Labor Law Corner

CalChamber Launches Redesigned HRCalifornia; CalChamber Expands Legal Affairs Staff; Controversial Poster Requirement; CalChamber Backs Flexibility in Workplace; Labor Law Corner

State High Court Hears Meal-Rest Case Arguments; CalChamber, State Agencies Warn of Misleading Solicitations; News Video Spotlights Air Board Hidden Tax; Governor Releases 12-Point Reform Plan; Labor Law Corner

ARB Hits Business with 2 Billion Dollar Tax; CalChamber Urges Court to Clarify Legality of Rounding Timecard Entries; President Signs FTAs; State High Court Sets Oral Arguments for Meal and Rest Breaks; Vote Record and Labor Law Corner

Governor Vetoes Four, Signs One Job Killer; CalChamber Names Political Veteran as VP of Public Affairs; Congress Approves Free Trade Agreements; NLRB Moves Poster Deadline; Final Status Report and Cal/OSHA Corner

Potential Higher Legal Costs Stopped by Veto; New Union Rights Notice Mandate Faces Challenges; State Hosts High-Level Diplomatic Gathering; CalChamber Urges Air Board to Minimize Cost-Maximize Benefits; Labor Law Corner

Job Killer Bills Awaiting Action; Bill Requiring Economic Analysis of Regulations Moves to Governor’s Desk; CalChamber-Opposed Bill Brands Businesses with Scarlet Letter; Status Update Report on Major Legislation; Labor Law Corner

Senate, Assembly Leaders Commit to Reg Reform; Senate Key to Fate of Most Job Killers; NLRB Requires New Union Rights Notice to Employees; Workers' Comp Ruling; Labor Law Corner

Senate Fiscal Committee Passes Job Killer Mandate; Cost-Saving Workers’ Comp Bills Await Senate Action; Congress May Consider Free Trade Pacts Next Month; Labor Law Corner

CalChamber News Video Focuses on Jobs, Economy; CalChamber Urges Legislators-Do No More Harm; Citizens Commission Adopts New Maps; Labor Law Corner

Governor's Veto Preserves Viability of Referendum; Workers' Comp Cost-Increasing Bills Await Senate Action; Lt. Governor Unveils Economic Agenda; New Economic Liability for Employers; Labor Law Corner

Job Killer Bills Still Alive; Bills Inflating Liability Costs Await Action; Ban on Foam Food Containers; Status Update Report on Major Legislation; Labor Law Corner

State Budget Plan Depends on Strong Economic Growth; Climate Change Tax Increase Passes Committee; Costly Rate Regulation Bill Awaits Action; State Supreme Court Sides with Employers on Liability for Employee Actions; Labor Law Corner

Historic High Court Ruling Blocks Class Action Lawsuit; Federal Budget on Unsustainable Path; State Controller Says No Pay for Legislators; CalChamber Hosts Remap Workshop; Labor Law Corner

Governor Vetoes Budget-Seeks Balanced Solution; CalChamber Urges Businesses to Comment on Draft Redistricting Maps; Costly Mandate Set for Hearing; Special Report-Economic Advisory Council; Labor Law Corner

Governor Brown, CalChamber Chair-Unity Can Solve State Woes; Job Killer Bills Fail to Move; Attorney General Addresses CalChamber Board; CalChamber Business Summit; Labor Law Corner

CalChamber Identifies 2011 Job Killer Bills; Commentary-First, Do No Harm; CalChamber-Supported Job Creator Bill Moving; U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement Gets Consideration in U.S. Senate; Labor Law Corner

May Budget Revision Shows Income Tax Returns Up; CalChamber Goes to Court to Protect Businesses Against Meritless Lawsuits; CalChamber-Opposed Card Check Moves; Commentary-Trade Remains Economic Bright Spot; Labor Law Corner

Marijuana Bill Similar to Voter-Rejected Prop. 19; Tax Targeting California Oil Production Awaiting Vote; Alternative Workweeks

Local Governing Boards May Gain New Tax Authority; CalChamber-Backed Bill Protecting Business Transactions Passes Committee; Environmental Review Process Streamlining Wins Assembly Policy Committee Approval

CalChamber Backs Bills to Revise Regulatory Process; Business Summit to Feature State Legislative Analyst; CalChamber Names New Policy Analyst to Focus on Energy, Housing/Land Use Issues; Assembly Committee Passes Sick Leave Mandate

CalChamber-Backed Bill Streamlines Regulations; Legislature to Consider Numerous Health Care Benefit Mandate Bills; Senate Appropriations to Consider Climate Change Tax Increase; Redrawing of State’s Political Districts

U.S. Senate Passes Repeal of 1099 Reporting Requirement; Governor Signs CalChamber-Backed Bill Removing State Tax on Health Care; Marijuana Bill Passes Senate Committee; New Lawsuits Against Small Business If Senate Proposal Becomes Law

Bill Helps Provide Certainty for California Employers; Governor Jerry Brown, CalChamber Chair to Speak at Host Breakfast; CalChamber Highlights Safety Issues Marijuana Bill Creates for Employers; Automatic Minimum Wage Hike Passes Assembly

Anti Business Proposals Rise Again in New Session; Bill Banning Use of Credit Reports for Employment Passes Assembly Committee; Labor Agency Secretary Speaks at CalChamber; New Storm Water Requirements Raise Questions on Added Costs and Scientific Basis; Labor Law Corner

CalChamber Releases Business Climate Study; Punitive Damages Protection for Business Fails to Pass Assembly Committee; Special Report-Economic Advisory Council; Labor Law Corner

Health Care Tax Law Fix Wins Passage in Assembly; Chevron CEO to Speak at CalChamber Business Summit; European Union Ambassador Comments on World Economic, Political Developments; State Card Check Passes Senate Committee; Labor Law Corner

Missed Meal/Rest Periods Equals Two Violations; Communications Expert/Pollster to Speak at CalChamber Business Summit; Governor Names New State Labor Commissioner; CalChamber-Need for Business Certainty as State Develops Green Chemistry Program; Labor Law Corner

Health Care Tax Law Glitch: CalChamber Backs Fix; CalChamber Opposing Medical Marijuana Bill; Closing Achievement Gap in Public Schools; Labor Law Corner

Coalition Says Notice Rule Exceeds Agency's Authority; Bill Proposes Removing Tax on Adult Child Health Care Premiums; CalChamber Urges State Supreme Court to Review Working Conditions Case; Action Needed on Free Trade Agreements to Open New Markets for U.S. Companies; Labor Law Corner

Brown Pushes Budget Plan; Bill Proposes Expansion of Family Leave Circumstances; Study: Five-Year School Spending Increase While Direct Classroom Spending Declined; Guest Commentary on State Parks Funding Crisis; Labor Law Corner

Bipartisanship to Create Jobs Is President's Call to Action; Prop. 65 Warning Labels May Be Required for Certain Foods/Beverages; 'Feasible' Noise Controls: OSHA Withdraws Controversial Interpretation; CalChamber Urges Congress to Approve Trade Pacts with Korea, Colombia, Panama; Cal/OSHA Corner

Governor Presents Plan to Close State Budget Gap; Seeking Member Input on Changes to OSHA Noise Standard Enforcement; 2010 Major Victories; Cal/OSHA Corner

Brown Takes Oath of Office as 39th California Governor; Proposed Federal Rule Requires Notifying Employees of Right to Unionize; Tort Reform Association Report Labels LA, Humboldt Counties 'Judicial Hellholes'; Wet Season Raises Hopes of More Water; Labor Law Corner