By Anne D’Innocenzio and Terrence Chea | AP Oct. 10, 2019 at 1:59 p.m. PDT SONOMA, Calif. — Retailers and other businesses, from hardware chains to coffee shops, are dealing with a new economic reality of electrical outages in Northern California. Many struggled to keep their businesses open on the second day after the nation’s biggest utility
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By Rich Peters | Sep 24, 2019 “Assembly Bill 5 was one of the most widely watched measures in the legislature in 2019,” said California Retailers Association (CRA) President and CEO Rachel Michelin. “CRA worked with the business community in support of efforts to create additional and broader exemptions under Dynamex for workers who prefer to set their own hours and
US-Mexico-Canada trade pact: A necessity in fragile global economy BY MARIA FERNANDA PEREZ ARGUELLO, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 09/16/19 08:30 AM EDT 65THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL Rachel Michelin, president and CEO of the California Retailers Association, noted in an op-ed that USMCA’s ability to balance
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Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Executive Order Increasing Signage Regulation for Retailers on Vaping Products Today Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to confront the youth vaping epidemic. The order, among several mandates, impacts the retail industry as it directs the Department of Public Health to develop recommendations to place warning signs at retailers and
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Bill requiring facial recognition notices at businesses gets shelved Politico ProBy Katy Murphy 09/10/2019 02:24 PM ED A bill that would have required California bars and other businesses to post notices at entryways if they use facial recognition to identify customers was withdrawn from the Senate floor this morning. CA AB1281 (19R), by Assemblyman Ed Chau (D-Monterey
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Bloomberg Companies in U.S. Blame Trade for 10,488 Job Cuts in August Thursday, September 5, 2019 By Brendan Murray and Alexandre Tanzi More than 10,000 Americans lost their jobs in August because of trade pressures, according to a new figure that provides a window into how U.S. tariff policy is affecting the labor market. According
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We are entering our last few weeks of session. Here is where we stand on CRA priority bills. Session ends September 13th. For a full list of bills CRA is tracking visit our member portal. Not a member, click here to join! Appropriations Committee actions The Senate and Assembly Appropriations Committees met today and took
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Businesses using facial scans would have to alert customers under bill By Katy Murphy Politico Pro 08/21/2019 01:54 PM EDT SACRAMENTO — California bars, nightclubs and other businesses that use facial recognition scans to identify customers would have to alert them before they are captured on camera under a new privacy proposal moving through the
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An Op-Ed by Rachel Michelin, President and CEO of the California Retailers Association Retailers are everywhere we look; on the corner of Main Street in tiny towns, big towns, and online. In fact, there are so many retailers across the U.S. that our industry is the largest private-sector employer. With so many people having an interest
Sacramento, CA – August 13, 2019 – The California Retailers Association (CRA) unveiled its new website today providing an enhanced and responsive user experience and strengthening the voice of California’s retail industry, which represents a quarter of the state’s employment and $330 billion gross domestic product each year. The revamped website is part of CRA’s
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