Advocacy Posts

The financial strain caused by federal taxes on tips and overtime pay has long been a burden for service workers and the employers who support them. In a historic bipartisan move ,the “One Big Beautiful Bill” has been signed into law, delivering on promises to eliminate federal income tax on tips and overtime.

UCAN’s Ashly Downton (Rancho Cordova Area Chamber of Commerce) spoke Wednesday at a press conference in support of SB 84(Niello), a bipartisan measure to allow small businesses the right to “cure” ADA compliance violations rather than be subjected to costly shakedown lawsuits.

California’s legislative session is in full swing, with major developments on both the budget and policy fronts. The Fast Track Housing Package—a bipartisan set of over 20 bills, including two key CEQA reform measures—aims to streamline housing approvals and cut red tape, but has become controversial as these reforms are now tied to the state budget, sparking heated opposition from labor and environmental groups.

California Democrats Agree to Roll Back Landmark Environmental Law --For more than half a century, the law, the California Environmental Quality Act, has allowed environmentalists to slow suburban growth as well as given neighbors and disaffected parties a powerful tool to stop projects they disliked. 

Amid large-scale deportation protests across the country, President Donald J. Trump recently reinforced his commitment to “delivering the single largest Mass Deportation Program in History.” As the administration continues to expand deportation efforts in Los Angeles, California employers should prepare for possible encounters with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agency.

In recent years, some high-profile companies, like Tesla and Chevron, have moved their head quarters out of California, making headlines and raising concerns about the state’s economic future. Are these anecdotes indicative of a broader trend? What is the impact on jobs when headquarters leave the state? Do headquarter relocations reveal anything about California’s underlying business climate?

The California Legislature is advancing Assembly Bill 1221 (“AB 1221”), a sweeping proposal that would regulate how employers deploy artificial intelligence-enabled monitoring tools and how they handle the torrents of data those tools generate.

CA SB 1103, named the Commercial Tenant Protection Act (“CTPA”), imposes limits on a landlord’s ability to pass through certain building and common area operating expenses and expands some existing residential tenant protections to certain commercial tenants.

Eight Sacramento area legislators announced the formation of the Capital Caucus, dedicated to foster bipartisan collaboration and drive progress on shared regional goals.

The Center for Jobs and the Economy has released our initial analysis of the March labor force and jobs data.

Whether you’re scaling a team or managing a legacy workforce, use this as a checklist to stay compliant and protect your business.

Below are four steps you should consider to take advantage of this positive decision and get the most out of your meal period waivers.