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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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Margaret Wong, president and founder of mwConnect (formerly McWong International), was elected chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Business Associations (HKBA) Worldwide on December 4.
Moderator Kurt Oneto, partner, Nielsen, Merksamer, Parrinello, Gross & Leoni, LLP, poses questions about the issues raised by misguided antitrust legislative and regulatory efforts to Eric Enson, partner, Crowell & Moring, LLP; Aaron Benjamin, Google’s head of competition policy for the US and Americas; and Lois Richardson, vice president and legal counsel, California Hospital Association. The panelists agreed existing law promotes healthy competition and changes such as those being proposed by the California Law Revision Commission, the Attorney General and others could have devastating consequences for many firms outside the tech industry, as well as nonprofit hospitals in underserved areas. The panelists cited details from their own experience to illustrate the difficulties that are arising. They explained that the federal attitude is that underenforcing anticompetition laws is better to allow aggressive competition and innovation, whereas California is taking the opposite approach. Moving the focus of antitrust policy from what is good for consumers to protecting competitors will result in government picking winners and losers, leaving consumers with fewer choices, panelists said.
Maryam S. Brown, incoming CEO and president of the Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), has been elected as the 2025 chair of the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
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As the California Legislature began its two-year term this week, the California Chamber of Commerce was pleased to co-host a reception on December 2 to celebrate the new legislative session and welcome the returning and new members.
With a global presence spanning over 75 offices, Burns & McDonnell is a leader in designing and building critical infrastructure.
The new year will bring in big changes to California politics and governance.
The California Chamber of Commerce Small Business Policy Council recently hosted Tara Lynn Gray, director of the California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA), for a meeting that featured a recap of the business legislative wins this year, as well as an update on key state races this election cycle.
A sell-out crowd gathered in Anaheim last week for the 2024 California Chamber of Commerce Public Affairs Conference.
Some key takeaways from this year’s CalChamber poll, The People’s Voice 2024, include the fact that California voters want more focus on growing jobs in the state, protecting our economy, and prioritizing spending on housing, law enforcement, homelessness, public education and economic development.