WEEKLY BRIEFING SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 IN YORBA LINDA
"Coffee with a Cop" Join your neighbors and deputies for coffee and conversation at OCSD - Yorba Linda Police Services's "Coffee with a Cop" scheduled for Wednesday, October 2, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m at Monarch 9 Cafe, 22755 Savi Ranch Parkway. This informal event will allow residents to ask questions and get to know the Yorba Linda Police Services staff. [City of Yorba Linda]
Yorba Linda Public Library Receives "Best Storytime in OC" Recognition The Yorba Linda Public Library was recently voted “Best Storytime” by the readers of Parenting OC Magazine. The readers of this magazine cast almost 27,200 votes in selecting “Family Favorites” throughout Orange County including the “Best Storytime” category. For the full feature, view the September issue of Parenting OC Magazine. [City of Yorba Linda]
City Council Meeting: Tuesday, September 17, 2019, at 6:30 p.m.
Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting: Thursday, September 19, 2019, at 6:30 p.m.
COUNTY & STATE REGULATIONS
What Employers Should Know About Wage Garnishment CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank talks with employment law expert Jennifer Shaw about responsibilities employers have when served with a wage garnishment order for an employee. “It’s basically like having a court order you to appear at jury duty…or to come to a hearing on a traffic ticket. It’s not a request. It’s an order,” Shaw says. [California Chamber of Commerce]
Harassment Training Deadline Extended, Clarified Some California employers now have until January 1, 2021 to train employees on sexual harassment prevention—a one-year extension of the original January 1, 2020 deadline. The deadline was not extended for employers of seasonal and temporary employees, who are hired to work for less than six months. [California Chamber of Commerce]
California Bill Banning Forced Arbitration Heads to Governor When companies in California tell job candidates they have to give up their right to sue them for most disputes, a bill headed to the governor’s desk would let people say “no” without fear of losing their job offer. [Associated Press]
The "Housing Crisis Act" Bans Cities from Imposing Building Caps or Restricting Development The “Housing Crisis Act of 2019” is heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk, seeking to boost homebuilding in “urbanized” zones throughout the state. The bill won final passage Friday, Sept. 6, with business backing but over the objections of the League of California Cities and 56 cities and counties. [OC Register]
California Rent Cap Bill AB 1482 Passes State Legislature The California Assembly voted 46-22 Wednesday, Sept. 11, to approve the state Senate version of Assembly Bill 1482, sending to the governor’s desk a bill that would cap rent hikes throughout the state at 5% plus inflation, up to a maximum of 10% a year, while protecting tenants from orders to vacate without “just cause.” [OC Register]
California's Controversial Labor Bill Has Passed the Senate AB5, a controversial piece of legislation passed the California Senate late Tuesday evening, codifying and clarify a landmark state Supreme Court decision that limits whether companies can classify their workers as independent contractors. The bill is expected to reach Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk soon. [USA Today]
Choosing Unpaid Time Off Instead of Using Vacation Time My employee asked for a few days off for a vacation with her family but wants to take it unpaid rather than using the vacation time she has accrued. Can I require her to use her paid vacation time before taking unpaid time, or does she have the right to save her vacation time to use in the future?
BUSINESS
Guard Your Company Against Employee Ghosting As the unemployment rate in California remains low, a new phenomenon in recruiting and hiring is taking hold. Called “ghosting,” this term is most common in the dating world, but in the working world, it’s when job seekers abruptly cut off contact with employers and vanish. [HR Watchdog]
Southern California Bosses Giving Nation’s Biggest Pay Hikes, by This Math The Employment Cost Index measures what workers cost bosses. This math shows wages and salaries rising at a 4.3% annual rate in the 12 months ended in June in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties. That’s the fattest of wage hikes among the 15 regions tracked across the nation. No. 2 was New York at 3.9%. [OC Register]
Some California Housing Markets More At Risk Should Recession Hit California has several of the most vulnerable housing markets should another recession hit, but new research shows it's not all bad news. Real estate data firm Redfin looked at the 50 largest housing markets in the United States, ranking them from lowest risk to highest. [Capital Public Radio]
Small Business Index Hits Record High Amid Mixed Economic Signals You could easily get confused by the latest economic data. But one thing is clear: the country’s small businesses are experiencing record-high outlooks of their own business health and the general business environment. This quarter’s MetLife & U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index is up to 70.7, marking the highest number for the Index since its inception in early 2017. [U.S. Chamber of Commerce]
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
U.S. Is Still Considering French Wine Tariffs in G-7 Reversal The U.S. is moving ahead with an investigation into a new French digital tax that could lead to import tariffs on French wine and other goods, despite hopes raised at August’s G-7 summit. [Bloomberg]
China Keeps Penalties on US Pork, Soy, Eases Some Others China announced it will exempt American industrial grease and some other imports from tariff hikes in a trade war with Washington but kept in place penalties on soybeans and other major U.S. exports ahead of negotiations next month. [Associated Press]
Are Foreign Companies Really Leaving China in Droves? First, nonfinancial foreign direct investment (FDI) in China is currently running at an annual rate of almost $140 billion, meaning that thousands of new foreign firms are established in China every month. Moreover, since the tariff war broke out in mid-2018 FDI has expanded about 3 percent annually, roughly the same pace as in the previous five years. [Peterson Institute for International Economics]
Expanding into the Arctic: The Next Frontier in Maritime Trade On September 25, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Procurement and Space Industry Council is hosting a wide-ranging roundtable discussion on the economic importance of global maritime commerce and the critical role of the U.S. Coast Guard in maintaining the safety and security of America’s waterborne trade and travel industries. Experts will talk about the exciting innovations in maritime trade, and the challenges and benefits facing the industry as it expands into the Arctic. For the full agenda or to register, visit here. [U.S. Chamber of Commerce]
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