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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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Strong opposition from the California Chamber of Commerce helped to secure amendments that removed some of the most onerous aspects of two job killer bills last week.
Governor Gavin Newsom announced a four-point strategy on August 11 to increase California’s water supplies and help the state adapt to the extreme weather patterns anticipated by climate experts.
The many shared interests of New South Wales (NSW), Australia and sister state California were discussed this week when a delegation from the NSW Parliament met with California Chamber of Commerce representatives.
The Biden administration has released the new U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa, which outlines the administration’s vision for a “21st Century U.S.-African Partnership.”
Registration is open now for the CalChamber Public Affairs Conference, set for November 29–30 at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel.
The issue of “wage theft” has recently gotten some renewed attention in the news. Unfortunately, reporting on this issue often results in creating an inaccurate perception that a large number of California businesses are intentionally defrauding their workers.
CalChamber President and CEO Jennifer Barrera joined California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D. and other officials at a hybrid news conference on August 4 to highlight the BizFile Online portal providing online secure services for California businesses.
As we move into the latter half of 2022, California employment law continues to move along — and employers should make sure they’re complying with the new regulations, court rulings, local ordinances and other employment law developments that have occurred thus far in 2022.
Given its size and economic diversity, California will both enjoy and suffer some major effects of the Inflation Reduction Act — approved Saturday by the U.S. Senate and headed for approval by the U.S. House of Representatives and President Joe Biden.
International economies continued to be beset by the detrimental effects of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, reducing the amount of foreign direct investment in the United States.
Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed three California Chamber of Commerce-supported bills: one will extend the availability of workshare programs; one will expand science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) academies to underrepresented pupils; and the last bill will help reduce waste and increase recycling.
On August 30, the State Board of Equalization (BOE) will hold an annual public hearing on property taxes and the Alcoholic Beverage Tax to listen to public suggestions, comments and concerns.