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CalChamber Sponsors Bill to Protect Small Businesses

Legislation sponsored by the California Chamber of Commerce to ease the regulatory burden on small businesses is moving in the California Assembly. AB 2011 (Bauer-Kahan;...

CalChamber President Underscores Support for Equal Pay Pledge

On National Equal Pay Day last week, CalChamber President and CEO Jennifer Barrera joined California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom and others at an...

CFRA/FMLA Leave for Elective Surgeries

My employee is requesting CFRA/FMLA leave to have elective surgery. He is potentially eligible for leave because he has worked full-time for us for...

Registration Opens for Capitol Summit

Registration is open now for the California Chamber of Commerce Capitol Summit, set for May 8 in Sacramento. CalChamber President and CEO Jennifer Barrera will...

Preview of 2024 California Employment Law Legislative Proposals

In Episode 192 of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts is joined by CalChamber Senior Policy Advocate Ashley Hoffman and Chris...

US-Ireland Business Report Marks 100 Years of Diplomatic Relations

Shortly before St. Patrick’s Day, the American Chamber of Commerce released its annual US-Ireland Business Report; the 2024 theme is “Building Ireland’s Transatlantic Impact.” In...

Draft Privacy Rules Spark Concerns from CalChamber, Business Groups

Proposed privacy regulations being developed by the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board are overly burdensome, insufficiently risk-based, and out of sync with requirements...

2023 EEO-1 Reporting to Open on April 30

It’s been only a few short months since the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) finished collecting employers’ 2022 EEO-1 Component 1 reports, but it’s...

US Agency Releases Final Rule on Reporting Climate Risk, Emissions

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released its long-awaited final rule on reporting requirements for certain climate risks and greenhouse gas emissions...

UI Proposal Repeat Named First Job Killer of 2024

A bill that seeks to provide striking workers with unemployment insurance (UI) benefits has been tagged a job killer by the California Chamber of...