Legislators may work on paid leave policies, employee data protections, farmworker elections, and more. There are ballot measure proposals that could impact businesses, and business groups will raise the issue of California’s unemployment insurance fund debt.

As remote work continues to be normalized within the technology industry, techies are migrating to the Sierra Nevada foothills of Northern California. Several local tech entrepreneurs share their successes and hurdles. 

California is requiring unemployment recipients to retroactively prove their work history, but experts say low-income recipients could be forced to repay money they don’t have. 

California has the highest unemployment rate in the country. Several factors are contributing, including the state’s slow-to-rebound leisure and hospitality sectors. But the state has a lot of job openings, and high quit rates suggest workers are optimistic they can find better positions.

As the pandemic shifts the landscape of investing in the Capital Region, so too are the dynamics between tech startups and investors.

A proposed capital gains hike could impact family businesses in transition, especially those without a strategy.

As community banks continue to be swallowed by bigger fish, some bankers and banking experts say small-business lending could be at risk.