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This week, the author of a health care bill identified by the California Chamber of Commerce as a Cost Driver that will increase premiums for employers and employees said she will delay action until next year.
Procurement opportunities and resources in California were the focus of the second quarter meeting of the CalChamber Small Business Policy Council on April 25.
As World Trade Month begins, the California Chamber of Commerce is emphasizing its long-held support for a national free trade agenda and the significance of international trade in maintaining economic growth.
For the third consecutive year, employees’ leave of absence requests continue to increase, according to AbsenceSoft’s 2025 State of Leave and Accommodations Report, with injury and illness recovery (57%), managing mental health challenges (47%) and caring for an aging parent (37%) being the top reasons employees ask for leave. And California has numerous leave laws that frequently change, requiring employers to stay on top of the latest updates.
A CalChamber-supported bill to ensure all Californians have access to reliable, fast and affordable communications options is scheduled to be considered today by an Assembly committee.
Legislation that will have a negative impact on pharmacy network designs and increase health care costs for employers and employees is scheduled to be considered today by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Tariff Tumult Continues in April CalChamber April 25, 2025Board game company fights unconstitutional tariffs Pacific Legal Foundation, April 24, 2025
Among the many California Chamber of Commerce priority bills scheduled for legislative hearings this week are the following CalChamber-opposed Cost Driver proposals.
Legislation opposed by the California Chamber of Commerce and a large coalition as a Cost Driver that undermines a painstaking negotiation by business and labor to reach a historic agreement to reform the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) passed the Senate Judiciary Committee this week.
A bill strongly supported by the California Chamber of Commerce as a Cost Cutter that will reduce energy costs for Californians won unanimous support this week from the first Senate policy committee to consider it.
As many as 100 governments around the world have indicated an interest in negotiating tariffs with the Trump administration following the rapid series of trade policy announcements by President Donald Trump.
A broad business coalition had an early victory yesterday in the California State Senate, when the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee voted down SB 799 (Allen; D-Santa Monica). SB 799 would have allowed the Attorney General (and, in some cases, private attorneys) to step into tax enforcement by filing individual lawsuits where they alleged tax fraud.