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Breaking News CalWatchdog Morning Read — April 12, 2016 By CALWATCHDOG STAFF Hello everybody! A California judge is pushing back against an effort to legalize prostitution, arguing there is no fundamental right to engage in the act. The San Francisco-based Erotic

Pro-biz group releases “job-killer” and “job-creator” lists

Matt Fleming April 11, 2016

The annual “job-creator” and “job-killer” lists are out — 31 top priorities of the California Chamber of Commerce. The pro-business group, which spent nearly $4.3 million in 2015 on lobbying in the Capitol, is primarily focused on reducing “meritless” litigation for job creation.

Lawsuits up as state implements regs to stem slave labor

Steve Miller November 5, 2015

California is becoming ground zero for lawsuits seeking class action status that allege companies are, somewhere along the line, misrepresenting their supply chain and using slave labor abroad. Plaintiffs claim the companies — which are not necessarily based in the

Chamber warns arbitration bill will kill jobs

Dave Roberts June 20, 2015

When you take a job, should you be required to waive your right to have a future employment dispute adjudicated by the state labor commissioner or in civil court? That has increasingly become the case for job applicants. Forty-three percent

Bill to increase CA minimum wage passes Senate

Josephine Djuhana June 3, 2015

On Tuesday, a bill to increase the state’s minimum wage was approved by the state Senate. Senate Bill 3, jointly authored by state Senator Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, and Senator Connie M. Leyva, D-Chino, would raise the minimum wage to $11 per

Assembly passes grocery employment mandate

Dave Roberts June 2, 2015

If you purchase a grocery store that is going out of business because its employees have not provided good customer service and sanitary conditions, should you be required to hire those same employees? The answer is yes, according to Assembly

CalChamber plans another successful year of defeating “job killer” bills

John April 14, 2015

Sacramento’s been taking care of business. Last week, the California Chamber of Commerce, known simply as CalChamber, announced a preliminary draft of its “job killer” bills, an annual list of proposed legislation that will hurt the state’s business community and

Study: CA cost of doing business high

John Seiler August 18, 2014

Yet another study shows that the cost of doing business in California is much higher than in other states. This one is by Andrew Chang & Company for the California Chamber of Commerce. They provide some useful graphs. 1. “California

Bill would allow liens for unpaid wage claims

Dave Roberts August 13, 2014

California labor law soon could become even more problematic for business. Assembly Bill 2416 is by Assemblyman Mark Stone, D-Monterey Bay. It would allow employees with unpaid-wage claims to file liens on the property of business owners. Stone said it would thwart “wage

Democratic lawmakers again kill work flex bill

Dave Roberts January 17, 2014

In what has become an annual tradition in Sacramento, Democratic legislators have killed a bill to provide more flexibility in the hours that employees work. “Assembly Bill 907 would have allowed Californians to work more than eight hours in a