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Our passion is to help your business thrive. Recent News View All 100 Percent of Companies in Cap-And-Trade Program Meet 2019 Compliance Requirements November 9, 2020 The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has announced that all businesses covered by the state’s cap-and-trade program have fully met their obligations for compliance in 2019 – achieving a 100% compliance rate. ”As in past years, the consistently high level of compliance with the cap-and-trade regulation is a testament to how the program continues to run effectively, helping to keep California on track to remain below our 2020 target,” said Richard W. Corey, executive officer, CARB. “With that said, we’re now addressing the very serious challenge of reducing GHG emissions another 40% by 2030.” California has further reduction targets of 40% below 1990 levels by 2030 and then the goal of reaching carbon neutrality by 2045. In Executive Order N-79-20 issued in September, Governor Newsom recognized that achieving our air quality and climate goals hinge on transforming the state’s transportation sector. In that EO, the Governor boldly calls for 100% sales of zero emission light-duty vehicles by 2035. The Governor issued a second Executive Order N-82-20 on Oct. 7 elevating the role of nature in addressing climate change by enlisting California’s vast network of natural and working lands to store and remove carbon from the atmosphere and establishing a goal of conserving at least 30 percent of California’s lan... Read More California’s Initial Pay Data Reporting Guidance Released November 9, 2020 The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) released some initial, helpful guidance on one of California’s new laws taking effect next year — certain employers will be required to report demographic and pay data by March 31, 2021. As previously reported, SB 973 requires employers with 100 or more employees, that are also required to file the federal EEO-1 report with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), to report the following demographic and pay data information to the DFEH: The number of employees by race, ethnicity, and sex in 10 different job title categories (Component 1); and The number of employees by race, ethnicity, and sex, whose annual earnings fall within each of the pay bands used by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in the Occupational Employment Statistics survey (Component 2). The new law provides some specifics on what information needs to be reported but left employers in the dark on how to assemble and submit their reports to the DFEH. The DFEH’s recent guidance addresses some of these details. For example, the DFEH intends to implement an online portal for reporting the required information and will try to make it resemble the federal EEOC system as much as possible. The DFEH is alread... Read More Unemployment Drops to 6.9% and US Adds a Solid 638,000 Jobs November 9, 2020 Defying fears of another slowdown, U.S. businesses kept hiring at a solid pace in October, yet there are signs they remain cautious about the economy’s future as the pandemic worsens. The Labor Department said that employers added 638,000 jobs and the unemployment rate tumbled a full percentage point to 6.9%, extending what has been a faster recovery than many economists expected in the spring. But the pace of hiring isn’t robust enough to rapidly soak up the millions of Americans who were thrown out of work by the pandemic recession. The job gains were little changed from September’s 672,000 and less than half August’s 1.5 million. Yet the increase was stronger than it appears: It was held down by the loss of about 150,000 temporary Census jobs. Excluding governments at all levels, private businesses added a healthy 906,000 jobs. Hiring has held at that level for three months. Overall, the latest jobs report suggests the tentative recovery remains intact, for now, and that the economy is continuing to adapt to the pandemic. “It was a pleasant surprise to see that the pace of the recovery hasn’t slowed down,” said Nick Bunker, an economist at Indeed, the job search website. “But we all need to keep in min... Read More Kaiser Permanente Renews as Greater Irvine Chamber Gold-Level Leaders Circle Sponsor November 9, 2020 Kaiser Permanente has renewed its gold-level Leaders Circle sponsorship with the Greater Irvine Chamber. Kaiser Permanente’s mission is to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of its members and the communities it serves. As a nonprofit health care system, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, and their respective subsidiaries advance this mission through investments in high-quality integrated care and coverage to make health care more affordable. Leaders Circle members of the Greater Irvine Chamber are among the most influential companies and organizations in Irvine and Orange County. They take a proactive role in supporting the region’s business community at the highest level. Through individualized benefits packages, Leaders Circle members experience top-tier involvement and visibility in the business community. For information on how to become a part of this elite Leaders Circle group, contact Jessica Welch. Read More Skip Business Directory Content Leaders circle: The irvine chamber's elite membership group Skip Fast Fact Content Subscribe for our updates Greater Irvine Chamber | 36 Executive Park, Suite 100 | Irvine, CA 92614 | Tel: (949) 660-9112 | Fax: (949) 660-0829 | info@irvinechamber.com Share Us! View Custom Report Home | Contact | Site Map | Privacy Policy | Map © 2020 Greater Irvine Chamber. All rights reserved. Economic Development Websites by Golden Shovel Agency Back to Portal...