BOARD DECISIONS – AUGUST 2017

Don’t Punish Employers Without Due Process The BizFed Board opposed SB 306 (Hertzberg) unless amended on retaliation actions from whistleblower complaints. SB 306 puts employers at risk because it grants the Labor Commissioner authority to investigate retaliation cases, with or without receiving an employee complaint, and to seek an immediate and temporary injunction when workers […]

PRESS RELEASE – 2017 BizFed Poll: Hiring Trends Mirror Economic Rebound / Taxes & Fees Reign as Top Concern Among Employers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact: Jaclyn Giovis Wolff Communications Director, BizFed Email:  Jaclyn.gioviswolff@bizfed.org Phone: 818-579-5295   2017 BizFed Poll: Hiring Trends Mirror Economic Rebound Taxes & Fees Reign as Top Concern Among Employers   LOS ANGELES – Wednesday, May 17 — Results from the Los Angeles County Business Federation (BizFed) Annual Pulse Poll show employers who are […]

MEDIA RELEASE: Two Armenian-American Leaders Elected to BizFed Board and Executive Committee.

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 29, 2017​ Contact: Tracy Hernandez 818.429.0864 MEDIA RELEASE: Two Armenian-American Leaders Elected to BizFed Board and Executive Committee  Diverse Business Voices Connect to Strengthen LA County Economy in 2017  LOS ANGELES, March 29​  – Founded in 2008, BizFed is a massive, diverse grassroots alliance of over 160 top business organizations […]

LA COUNTY VOTERS GOT IT RIGHT!

The election on March 7 marks many notable successes for the LA County Business community! APPROVING Measure H and taking a stand for sensible development policies by APPROVING Measure P and voting DOWN Measure S, Angelenos proved that they are dedicated to staying on track toward becoming a city of the future. BizFed would like to […]

AQMD approves new smog-cutting plan

(Photo) The downtown skyline is enveloped in smog shortly before sunset on November 17, 2006 in Los Angeles, California. DAVID MCNEW/GETTY IMAGES KPCC By: Sharon McNary Air quality regulators adopted an extensive new package of rules Friday aimed at cutting smog in Southern California by half within 7 years. The plan from the South Coast Air […]