(The California Chamber of Commerce) The California Chamber of Commerce is urging the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal to reverse a district court ruling that could result in numerous more wage-and-hour lawsuits against California employers.
The CalChamber is arguing that the district court ruling fails to follow the plain language of the law and disregards the long-standing California requirement that exemption determinations be made based on an analysis of employees’ individual job duties.
The CalChamber has joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Employers Group in filing a friend-of-the-court brief in … Continue Reading
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(The California Chamber of Commerce) The California Chamber of Commerce is urging members to speak out about a state program affecting nearly all firms that manufacture or sell consumer products in the state.
The CalChamber is asking members to contact state officials and let them know that California’s developing “green chemistry” program needs to be designed so that the regulations are practicable, cost-efficient, based on sound science and developed in a way that protects the state’s economy from further harm.
On October 2, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) released … Continue Reading
(California Chamber of Commerce) The California Chamber of Commerce has released a report of California legislators’ floor votes for the first year of the 2009-10 legislative session, focusing on priority bills to the state’s business community.
This is the 34th vote record the CalChamber has compiled. The CalChamber publishes this report in response to numerous requests by member firms and local chambers of commerce that would like a gauge by which to measure their legislator’s performance.
To help readers assess legislators’ vote records, the charts group bills … Continue Reading
Required Updates Due to EEOC Notice Change
(The California Chamber of Commerce) A new mandatory change to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) notice in the Employment Notices Poster must be posted by November 21.
CalBizCentral, the source for California business and human resource compliance products, presented by the California Chamber of Commerce, is providing this supplement to download and post next to the 2009 Employment Poster.
The change is required by the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), signed by President … Continue Reading
CalChamber Keeps California Companies Competitive; New Partnership With ETP Will Facilitate Training for Thousands of Employees Statewide
The California Chamber of Commerce and the Employment Training Panel (ETP) have joined forces in a newly announced partnership that will result in customized job skills training programs for members’ employees throughout the state.
“In this difficult economy, California employers need to have access to training that will improve the skills and productivity of our workforce and help keep our state’s companies competitive,” said Allan Zaremberg, President and CEO of the California Chamber of Commerce. “Our partnership with ETP will help employees, employers and our … Continue Reading
(California Chamber of Commerce) The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced that it has rescinded the 2007 “no-match rule,” which was blocked by court order shortly after issuance and has never taken effect.
The no-match rule established procedures that employers could follow if they receive Social Security Administration (SSA) no-match letters or notices from DHS that question work eligibility information provided by employees. These notices most often inform an employer many months or even a year later that an employee’s name and Social Security number provided for a W-2 earnings report do … Continue Reading
