Government Relations

When adopting the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard this past November, the Cal OSHA Standards Board acknowledged that the regulation itself is flawed and convened an advisory committee of [...]

By: Heather Domingo The Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration and Wage and Hour Division issued a final rule that will modernize the H-2A application process into the [...]

By Kahn, Soares, and Conway, LLP On January 8, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom presented his proposed $227 billion budget for the 2021-2022 fiscal year, of which $164.5 billion is from the General [...]

It is our pleasure to announce that Samuel Botkin is the winner for week one of the CCM PAC Drawing. There are plenty of tickets still available, if you would like to participate, please follow [...]

Governor Newsom recently announced the creation of a $500 million California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program. The application period for round one begins today and lasts until [...]

Media Contacts: Cecilia Sequeira, 301-851-4054 K.Cecilia.Sequeira@usda.gov Suzanne Bond, 301-851-4070 Suzanne.m.Bond@usda.gov WASHINGTON, January 5, 2021 – The U.S. Department of [...]

With a new year comes with new laws and regulations that businesses must prepare for.  Below is a summary of the noteworthy laws taking effect on January 1, 2021.  If you have any questions, [...]

In March 2021, PG&E will transfer most customers to new rates with new Time-of-Use (TOU) periods.  Under the new rate plans, the peak period will be 4PM-8PM. Several CCM members were [...]

As the final results were posted Proposition 15 was defeated by more than 650,000 votes with a margin of 52% to 48%.  This was because of the hard work of a broad coalition of organizations that [...]

The Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Standard is effective as of November 30, 2020.  The new Standard requires that employers implement a site-specific written COVID-19 prevention program to address [...]