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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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Trade statistics released in February by the U.S. Department of Commerce show that California remained a top exporting state in 2020.
The trade partnership between the United Kingdom and California can serve as an ideal model for how Anglo-American trade can go forward, political scientist Dr. Matt Beech said during an international virtual event hosted by the California Chamber of Commerce last Thursday.
A bipartisan group of 25 California legislators led by Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Campbell) is urging Assembly Budget leadership to immediately end a tax increase enacted on California employers last year and restore the net operating loss (NOL) deduction and business incentive tax credits as part of this year’s budget.
When the coronavirus pandemic hit last year and local small businesses struggled to survive, the Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce (OAACC) launched a grant program to help with major support from a number of CalChamber members.
As the COVID-19 pandemic approaches the one-year mark, federal, state and local governments have spent the last year continually developing new laws, regulations, ordinances, orders, and countless “guidance” documents and updates. It’s difficult, if not overwhelming at times, for employers to track the sheer number of resources.
Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation this week to provide relief to Californians experiencing pandemic hardship.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) announced on February 15 that Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria will be Director General. She will be the first woman and African Director General in the nearly 75-year history of the WTO and its predecessor, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
The California Chamber of Commerce 2021 Business Issues and Legislative Guide is available now on the CalChamber website at www.calchamber.com/businessissues.
The time has come for the Legislature to join Governor Gavin Newsom in finalizing an agreement to reopen California public schools.
The Export-Import Bank of the United States will continue to operate with a quorum following the early February presidential appointment of James Cruse to serve as vice chairman of the bank’s board of directors.
Since the beginning of the year, local jurisdictions that adopted their own COVID-19 sick leave ordinances in 2020 have been updating and revising their requirements. The HRWatchdog blog, presented by CalChamber, has the details.
WARNING: Everything in California May Cause Cancer.