06/11/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 06/11/2025 07:55
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts and CalChamber Senior Policy Advocate Ashley Hoffman discuss pending employment-related legislation, including bills on CalChamber's Affordability Agenda, in the California Legislature.
For more than two decades, CalChamber has issued the "Job Killer" list to call attention to legislation that would have eliminated jobs or opportunities for investment in job growth for California businesses. The list has been hugely successful for the business community, as more than 93 percent of bills that have wound up on the list over the years have been halted in the legislative process or amended to remove the most onerous provisions.
This year, CalChamber created an Affordability Agenda to highlight legislation that helps businesses and consumers by cutting costs, as well as those policies that drive costs up as Californians worry about day-to-day living expenses. Bills are labeled as either Cost Drivers, which would increase costs for small businesses and consumers, or Cost Cutters, which would reduce costs for Californians.
On this podcast, Roberts and Hoffman discuss pending employment-related legislation, including:
Stay tuned to The Workplace Podcast for future updates and changes to employment-related legislation.