Advocacy Alerts

Through diverse and innovative workforce development programs and initiatives, California Community Colleges are directly shaping the future of the state’s workforce by addressing industry needs, bridging skill gaps and providing students with practical training and opportunities for economic advancement and career success.

Although the June 4 deadline has passed, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) urges required employers who haven’t yet submitted and certified their mandatory EEO-1 Component 1 report to do so as soon as possible — and no later than 8 p.m. Pacific Time (PT) on Tuesday, July 9, 2024.

The California Chamber of Commerce and the Fix PAGA coalition, representing non-profits, social justice advocates, family farmers, health care providers and businesses, are supporting legislation to reform California’s broken Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA).

Legislation that slows broadband deployment is being opposed by the California Chamber of Commerce and associations committed to preventing digital discrimination of access to internet services.

The California Chamber of Commerce has joined the U.S. Chamber and more than 150 state and local chambers from 45 states in urging the Biden administration to reverse course and support the strong digital trade rules approved by Congress in past trade agreements.

Below is a sampling of news coverage on this week’s PAGA reform agreement:

The California Chamber of Commerce recently submitted recommendations for changes to a potential general obligation bond measure being considered by the California Legislature that would finance infrastructure to mitigate and address impacts from a warmer and more volatile climate.

The California Chamber of Commerce and Japan business leaders explored subjects of mutual interest this week during a working luncheon in Sacramento.

Legislation sponsored by the California Chamber of Commerce to make permanent the small employer family leave mediation program continues to move.

Instead of the beginning of the year, several California cities and counties implement their local minimum wage rate increases on July 1. California employers with employees working in these jurisdictions should be prepared for these new mid-year local minimum wage rates going into effect.

A job killer proposal to place no-growth language in the state Constitution that will in effect stop development has been stopped for the year.

Seventy-two percent of California voters support reforming the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) to provide California regulators with increased authority to enforce employee labor complaints, while still allowing workers to bring claims through litigation if regulators cannot resolve them satisfactorily, according to a new study.