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Proposed bills in California that concern the state’s employment and labor undergo extensive hearings and deliberations before they go through a vote among legislators. Once a bill is voted in favor of the majority of a certain committee, it is then passed on to undergo the same process again, until the proposal is sent to the Governor to either sign or veto it.
The pending employment and labor bills this year are aggressively being heard and deliberated among legislators in the state’s Assembly floor and the state’s Senate. While a lot of them support the bills, some others, including business and industrial organizations, think otherwise.
In fact, the California Chamber of Commerce last month released a list of pending bills that would create a negative impact on the job climate and economic recovery of the state once these bills are signed to law by the Governor. These are the so-called “job killers.”
Here is some of the “job killers” mentioned in the list released by the California Chamber of Commerce:
Meanwhile, a Los Angeles employment lawyer believes that while these and all other bills are considered “job killers,” there is still room for talks as to these bills, if passed into law, could benefit business groups, as well as employers and employees.
The pending employment and labor bills this year are aggressively being heard and deliberated among legislators in the state’s Assembly floor and the state’s Senate. While a lot of them support the bills, some others, including business and industrial organizations, think otherwise.
In fact, the California Chamber of Commerce last month released a list of pending bills that would create a negative impact on the job climate and economic recovery of the state once these bills are signed to law by the Governor. These are the so-called “job killers.”
Here is some of the “job killers” mentioned in the list released by the California Chamber of Commerce:
- Assembly Bill 5 and Senate Bill 404. These proposed bills will add homelessness and “familial status” in the protected characteristics under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). According to the Chamber, these proposals, if passed, would make it impossible for employers to manage their employees and that they would be exposed to being litigating due to the expansion of the FEHA.
- AB 10. This bill would increase the California minimum wage from $8.00 to $9.25 by 2016, indexing the minimum wage based on inflation. It is included in the list because it failed to take into account the current economic status of the state, among other concerns. This bill is currently being heard at the Assembly floor after it passed the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee.
- SB 761. This proposed bill would provide family leave as paid protected leave. It is included in the “job killers” list because it is said to create a new burden for small businesses and the possibility of further litigations because of the transformation of the paid family leave program.
Meanwhile, a Los Angeles employment lawyer believes that while these and all other bills are considered “job killers,” there is still room for talks as to these bills, if passed into law, could benefit business groups, as well as employers and employees.
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