Businesses should urge their legislators to oppose the dirty dozen. The bills are listed in numerical order. Greatly limit confidential settlements to resolve lawsuits, thereby encouraging more litigation and longer trials.
Shifts land use authority from local government to water districts.
Independent Contractors Establishes multiple new factors that independent contractors could use to be reclassified as employees for the purpose of obtaining unemployment insurance benefits. Information Impose very burdensome requirement for a company to obtain written approval to use marketing information among the company s affiliates. Increased lawsuits will discourage builders from building new homes in California and add to the housing shortage. Applies to public and private corporations. Legislation boosting state jobs climate needs support from California businesses Of several thousand bills introduced in the 2001-02 legislative session, the California Chamber has identified the following as priority proposals that will help improve the economic and jobs climate in the state.