2025-09

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Employment-Related Legislation Headed to the Governor

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts and CalChamber Senior Pol...
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HR Professionals Day: Supporting the People Who Support Us All

Every workplace depends on HR professionals, though their efforts often happen behind the scenes. They ensure employees ...
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New $100,000 Fee for H-1B Visas

H-1B visas have been in the news this last week, beginning with a Presidential Proclamation creating a new $100,000 fee ...
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Revised Rule on ‘Floor Openings’ Fall Protection Takes Effect Oct. 1

What is happening with the fall protection standard that the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/...
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Best Ways to Handle Coworker Concerns about Transgender Employee

I recently hired a transgender employee. Some employees have told me that using pronouns which don’t align with someone’...
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Long Beach Adopts Self-Checkout Staffing Ordinance

In late August 2025, the City of Long Beach approved a new ordinance implementing self-service checkout staffing require...
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Los Angeles City Hotel, Airport Worker Minimum Wage Increase Now in Effect, Affects Santa Monica Hotel Workers

In late June 2025, a referendum petition challenging Los Angeles City’s hotel and airport worker minimum wage ordinance ...
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Employer Didn’t Violate Title VII When It Denied Vaccine Accommodation

Recently, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court ruling for Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue (SRFR...
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New Flow Charts Added in PAGA FAQs Update

After the 2024 Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) reform, the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) publ...
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Stopped: New Employer Penalty, Burdensome Changes to Claims Process

A CalChamber-led coalition of business groups, including local chambers of commerce, has stopped a Cost Driver bill that...