Labor Law Regulations Panel: Tom Sheehy, Ashley Hoffman, & John Kabateck

Labor Law Regulations Panel: Tom Sheehy, Ashley Hoffman, & John Kabateck

Today we welcome three guests for a labor law regulations panel: Tom Sheehy of the Sheehy Strategy Group, Ashley Hoffman, Policy Advocate for the California Chamber of Commerce, and John Kabateck, California State Director for the National Federation of Independent Business and President of Kabateck Strategies. We discuss new California mandates on worker leave and their effects on employers of all sizes, as well as unfunded liabilities, California’s unemployment fund, and how each of them have been working with clients during covid.

July 23, 2021

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Labor Law Regulations Panel: Tom Sheehy, Ashley Hoffman, & John Kabateck

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