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California Chamber supports app-based driver initiative
SACRAMENTO — The California Chamber of Commerce supports the Protect App-Based Drivers and Services Act Initiative, which will be on the November ballot. -
CalChamber recommends swift action to address 'Job Killer' bills
The California Chamber of Commerce has released its “2020 Job Killer List,” to call attention to proposed bills that could obstruct the state’s economic and employment growth. -
California Chamber calls bereavement bill a 'job killer'
SACRAMENTO -- The California Chamber of Commerce calls proposed legislation mandating that employers offer up to 10 business days of unpaid bereavement leave a “job killer.” -
Coffee-causes-cancer lawsuits threaten to pile up as CalChamber fights Prop 65
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – California’s Chamber of Commerce is asking a federal judge to keep alive its lawsuit challenging a coffee-causes-cancer label that, if missing, subjects its members to lawsuits and statutory penalties. -
Business groups present plan to flatten unemployment curve in California
With California’s phased reopening now in progress, industry leaders from across the state have presented the governor with a plan that aims to address the dramatic rise in unemployment. -
Newsom's COVID-19 workers' comp order could result in spike of lawsuits, CALA says
SACRAMENTO --- Under an executive order signed May 6 by Gov. Gavin Newsom, employees who work outside the home are entitled to workers' compensation benefits if they contract COVID-19. -
Business and environmental coalition seek extensions for comments on EPA regulations
At the urging of a coalition of business and environmental groups, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued an extension to the public comment period for a proposed rule addressing transparency in regulatory science. -
CalChamber adjusts argument against coffee-causes-cancer lawsuits
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – The California Chamber of Commerce is taking another shot to protect businesses in the state from facing lawsuits over Proposition 65, the state law that requires cancer warnings about hundreds of chemicals – specifically one found in coffee. -
California AG defends cancer label on acrylamide as state Chamber of Commerce challenges
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the California Chamber of Commerce alleging the state's Proposition 65, which requires consumer cancer warnings about exposure to acrylamide and other carcinogens, violates the First Amendment. -
Attorney representing CalChamber says judge made right call in halting anti-arbitration bill
SACRAMENTO – California’s Assembly Bill 51, which aimed to limit the use of workplace arbitration agreements, is on hold following the California Chamber of Commerce winning a temporary restraining order from a federal judge on Dec. 30, just days before the bill was set to take effect. -
Becerra says plaintiffs 'sensationalized' criminal liability potential in arbitration bill after judge halts enforcement
SACRAMENTO – Last week, a federal judge halted a new anti-arbitration bill hours before it was set to take effect on Jan. 1. Judge Kimberly Mueller of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California cited that the CalChamber and other high-profile business groups and organizations had raised enough “serious questions” regarding the new, controversial law. -
As federal court upholds right to sleep on sidewalks, new poll shows increased concern with homeless population
A lawsuit out of the state of Idaho regarding the way cities across the country can enforce sleeping in public will not be heard by the Supreme Court, opening up more questions and concerns for dealing with the homeless population. -
CalChamber policy advocate: State's restrictions on oil and gas production has increased reliance on foreign energy
SACRAMENTO – A recent Capitol Insider report from the California Chamber of Commerce notes that the state is relying more on oil from other countries as lawmakers are regulating oil and gas production in the state. -
California Chamber of Commerce challenges state's cancer warning label requirement for acrylamide
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – The California Chamber of Commerce is legally challenging the state's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment's (OEHHA) requirement to provide cancer warnings to consumers about exposure to acrylamide per California's Proposition 65. -
CALChamber exec: PAGA lawsuits have 'been a concern for the business community for years'
SACRAMENTO – Stanislaus County Supervisor Kristin Olsen issued a warning in a recent op-ed in The Modesto Bee explaining that businesses in her county have spent millions settling Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) lawsuits, taking away money that would be better spent in other places that serve more purpose. -
CalChamber files lawsuit against attorney general over Proposition 65 warnings for acrylamide on food
SACRAMENTO – A lawsuit was filed earlier this month by the California Chamber of Commerce against California Attorney General Xavier Becerra in an effort to end the requirement for Proposition 65 warnings on acrylamide in food and beverages. -
California Chamber: Independent contractor bill provides 'clarity and certainty' to 'Dynamex,' but more clarification needed
SACRAMENTO – California has passed landmark employment legislation that challenges the business model of gig-economy companies such as ride-hailing giants Uber Technologies and Lyft, some of the powerhouses of Silicon Valley over the past decade. -
Business groups buoyed by halt of bill to expand California’s False Claims Act
SACRAMENTO – The California Chamber of Commerce has expressed support for recent action by state lawmakers to sideline a bill that would have expanded the state’s False Claims Act (FCA) to include tax cases. -
Business leaders welcome coffee toxic warning decision, legal action still pending over labeling
SACRAMENTO – Business leaders in California are welcoming a move by regulators to not include a toxic substance warning on brewed or roasted coffee. -
Abercrombie settles employees' call-in suit for $9.6 million, but lawyers say laws haven't caught up to technology
SACRAMENTO – Following a dispute between Abercrombie & Fitch and tens of thousands of employees, the clothing retailer will be paying more than $9 million to employees who called into work and argued that it counts as reporting to work.