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As lawmakers pursue expanding liability protections for businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a poll by the National Federation for Independent Business (NFIB) finds nearly 70% of small business owners concerned about an increase in liability litigation.

Many businesses are eager to reopen, but the liability issues present a potential roadblock.

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, today endorsed Young Kim for election to the United States of Representatives on behalf of small businesses in California’s 39th Congressional District.

Proponents of a newly-proposed privacy initiative, the so-called California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), claim to have enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot. The actual number of qualifying signatures may be close, based on my experience with previous initiatives.

San Francisco is slowly starting to reopen after weeks of shelter-in-place rules due to COVID-19. Retail stores in San Francisco, forced to close two months ago, are now allowed to offer curbside pickup of everything from clothing to cookware.

If the economic turmoil caused by the pandemic lasts past Memorial Day, which seems certain, about half of all small businesses could be in danger of failing, an April survey by the National Federation of Independent Business found. More than 6 in 10 could fold if the damage lasts until Labor Day.

California’s minimum wage increases will continue as planned, having escaped the chopping block in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised 2020-21 budget.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order that waives penalties on property taxes paid after the April 10 deadline for residents and small businesses based on COVID-19 and experts say reassessment of property values at the county level could be next.

With the scaling back of state lockdown mandates, businesses are working to operate under new safety protocols designed to curtail any possible spike in COVID-19 cases.

Remember Senate Bill 793? The one that would ban the sale of flavored tobacco in California? It’s still around. In fact, it’s set to be heard by the Senate Health Committee this morning.

As the California Task Force on Business and Jobs Recovery meets to formulate plans to restore and rebuild the state’s economy, it should remember Gov. Gavin Newsom’s official slogan: “California for All.”

A new initiative—the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)—would add regulations and compliance costs to the CCPA, according to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).

When the first round of the Paycheck Protection Program ended, we reported that different parts of the country saw very different success rates in getting loans approved. Now, we’re learning more about how the second round of funding is shaping up, and it’s pretty clear that the states that did worst in round one are seeing success in round two.