Advocacy Alerts
News and analysis on the legislation, court decisions, and regulations affecting California employers, from the California Chamber of Commerce.
News and analysis on the legislation, court decisions, and regulations affecting California employers, from the California Chamber of Commerce.
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The U.S. House of Representatives voted 340-54 on January 12 to extend a trade preference program that has been the model behind U.S.-African trade and investment since it was enacted in 2000.
Local chambers of commerce and regional networks have been strong supporters of the California Chamber of Commerce efforts to advance policies that promote good-paying jobs and improve affordability for all Californians.
On December 26, 2025, a federal court temporarily blocked major provisions of a new California labor law that would have given the California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) — the state agency within the Labor and Workforce Development Agency that is responsible for overseeing government employer/employee labor relations — authority to handle private-sector labor disputes, which traditionally have been under the exclusive jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
New analyses of the California Chamber of Commerce ballot measure to streamline and modernize the construction of essential projects find it could result in a multibillion-dollar boost to the state’s economy and, in turn, add new jobs and revenues to help pay for vital government programs.
Ronak Daylami, CalChamber vice president for advocacy, privacy, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies, has been named to the newly formed California Innovation Council.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced this week that 28 new film projects are coming to California thanks to awards funded by the film and television tax credit program, which was expanded by legislation signed earlier this year.
California Chamber of Commerce members report new federal tariffs have had a variety of impacts on their companies and believe more challenges are on the horizon, including a growing likelihood that their prices will go up.
The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors voted formally last week to oppose two proposed ballot measures that would inflict lasting damage on the state’s economy.
The California Chamber of Commerce joined more than 500 chambers and associations from all 50 states last week in signing a coalition letter to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Jamieson Greer in support of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
Relations between the United States and Europe are in a transition phase, Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer, president of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, told a breakfast gathering of the CalChamber Council for International Trade (CCIT) on December 5.