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CABIA on FoxNews discussing Newsom’s Wage Attack on small business
They cherry-pick their data to make the wage hikes appear harmless on paper… BUT small business owners are living the nightmare! Government price-fixing and wage-fixing are brutalizing California’s small & mid-sized businesses. We won’t take the blame for Sacramento’s brain fog.
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FULL-PAGE AD: Gavin’s Gas Prices Are About to Sky Rocket
Today, the California Business and Industrial Alliance (CABIA) ran a full-page ad in USA Today criticizing the latest misguided initiative from Governor Newsom’s Air Resources Board that will raise gas prices by as much as 65 cents per gallon next year. The ad is a mock advertisement for “Gavin’s Gas Station,” where prices per gallon are…
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USA TODAY AD: Newsom Called Out for Thousands of Lost Jobs
Today, CABIA ran a full-page ad in USA Today calling out Governor Gavin Newsom for the job losses that have resulted from the state’s fast-food minimum wage hike. The ad shows that fast food jobs have dropped from 742,277 in January of 2024 to 736,861 in August 2024, citing an analysis from the Employment Policies Institute. The ad notes that while…
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Times of San Diego: The Cost of Over Regulation Leaves Little Room For Heat Protection
The Governor’s office recently fast-tracked new heat regulations from California’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board. Compliance will be costly for businesses — both big and small — but the end goal is noble. Unfortunately, few businesses will be able to afford it. Golden State employers are already crushed financially thanks to the state’s over…
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OC REGISTER: California labor takes a rare “L” in 2024
California labor unions are finally facing the consequences of their misguided actions. This year alone, several major policy pushes from unions across the state have backfired spectacularly. Now, employees are getting wise and kicking unions out. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) – one of the state’ most influential unions – recently fought to pass…
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California’s business groups have struck a deal to reform one of the state’s worst laws
California’s business groups and labor interests have seemingly done the impossible: struck a deal to reform one of the state’s worst laws, the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). The agreement could provide a lifeline to the countless employers who have been unfairly targeted by the threat of PAGA lawsuits. The key to success is drafting…
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FULL-PAGE AD Calls Out Governor Newsom, Highlights Victims of Recent Minimum Wage Hike
Today, the California Business and Industrial Alliance (CABIA) will run a full-page ad in the statewide edition of USA Today showcasing the detrimental impact of California’s recent minimum wage hikes for fast-food restaurants. The ad lists out the mock “obituaries” of restaurants that have been harmed. It also calls out Governor Newsom for signing California…
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CABIA is Leading the Fight to Fix California’s Worst Law
In 2023, nearly 8,000 PAGA notices were filed with the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency. These lawsuits unfairly target business owners with costly litigation and settlement fees. For too many years, business owners in the state saw their complaints about PAGA fall on deaf ears. The California Business and Industrial Alliance (CABIA) was founded…
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OC REGISTER: The Overlooked Crisis of Escalating Commercial Insurance Rates in California
As California business owners grapple with rising operational costs, predatory labor codes, and the highest unemployment rate in the nation, there’s yet another challenge squeezing their budgets: skyrocketing commercial property insurance rates. Business owners are seeing their commercial property insurance rates double, triple, and, in some extreme cases in Southern California, increase by as much…
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CAPITOL WEEKLY: The high cost of California’s minimum wage hike
OPINION – On April 1, California enacted a piece of legislation that mandates a minimum wage of $20 per hour for fast-food workers. But even the legislation’s primary supporter Governor Gavin Newsom seems to know this policy is bad for business. Newsom has lauded this move as “extraordinarily beneficial” for the state’s lower-income workers. However,…
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The Call for PAGA Reform: A California Business’s Struggle
In a recent letter shared with CABIA, Steve McIntyre, owner of Monterey Pacific LLC, has brought to light the challenges his business faces due to the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). One of the core issues with PAGA is its allowance for employees to sue for minor infractions, such as a typo on a pay…
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER: Congress must block Biden’s destructive labor policy
A harmful new rule from the Department of Labor that targets independent workers across the country went into effect last month. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, and Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-California, introduced a joint resolution aimed at blocking the damaging action being taken by the DOL. The rule makes it more difficult for a business to utilize independent…
