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Low-Value Imports from China, Hong Kong No Longer Duty-Free, Talk of Tariffs Keeps Global Connections in Spotlight for World Trade Month 2025, ILWU condemns Trump tariffs as “taxes” triggering job losses & urges resistance, Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Incentivizes Domestic Automobile Production, UK-India Free Trade Deal: A Deal For Growth, West Coast Senators, Port Leaders Sound Alarm on Trump Tariff Hit to the Economy, California Warns of 9% Drop in Foreign Visits in Trump Backlash

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A number of proposals identified by the California Chamber of Commerce as Cost Cutters that reduce expenses for Californians are moving in the Legislature. Following...

Case rules in favor of Californians’ First Amendment rights Today, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California ruled in favor of Californians’...

Myers brings decades of experience as a seasoned communications strategist to CalChamber CalChamber has expanded their executive team with the hiring of John Myers as...

This week, the author of a health care bill identified by the California Chamber of Commerce as a Cost Driver that will increase premiums...

Tariff Tumult Continues in April, Board game company fights unconstitutional tariffs, A dozen states sue the Trump administration to stop tariff policy, There is a huge amount of uncertainty in the global economy, IMF chief economist says - Video, Trump signs executive order seeking to revitalize US shipbuilding, The United States Hosts Signing of Declaration of Principles Between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Government of Rwanda, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says Trump reached deal to ease auto tariffs,California Overtakes Japan to Become Fourth Largest Economy in World

Legislation that will have a negative impact on pharmacy network designs and increase health care costs for employers and employees is scheduled to be...

Among the many California Chamber of Commerce priority bills scheduled for legislative hearings this week are the following CalChamber-opposed Cost Driver proposals. Monday, April 28 SB...

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts, Senior Employment Law Counsel Erika Barbara and Employment Law Subject Matter...

In response to ongoing news and announcements related to the Federal Administration’s actions on tariffs, and the Governor and Attorney General’s recent lawsuit challenging...

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts and Senior Employment Law Counsel Erika Barbara cover common mistakes employers...

Employers have many legal obligations when they learn that an employee is expecting a child, including notifying employees of their leave rights, providing accommodations...

Trump Orders New ‘Reciprocal Tariffs’, Reciprocal Tariff Calculations, World leaders react to Trump's tariffs, Trump threatens additional 50 percent tariffs on China as markets slump, Report to the President on the America First Trade Policy Executive Summary, Further Amendment to Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People’s Republic of China as Applied to Low-Value Imports, Senate Republicans nudge Trump's trade chief for a tariff end game, Statement from Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the WTO, EU offers Trump removal of all industrial tariffs, Trump’s tariffs may hurt CA’s budget

The deadline is approaching rapidly to submit applications for the California Chamber of Commerce Small Business Awards, honoring four outstanding businesses with $5,000 grants....

Rebrands Job Killer title to reflect CalChamber’s commitment to ‘good jobs, affordable living’ Yesterday, the California Chamber of Commerce announced its Affordability Agenda, a bold...

Rebrands Job Killer title to reflect CalChamber’s commitment to ‘good jobs, affordable living’ For more than two decades, CalChamber has issued the “Job Killer” list,...

Challenges/Opportunities for California’s Trading Relationships Across the Americas, US auto tariffs shake global industry as price hikes, job losses loom, Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts into the United States, Coalition Urges U.S. Trade Rep to Refrain from Imposing Proposed Anti-China Action, Farmers, Dockhands and Shipowners Fight Against U.S. Fees on Chinese Ships, The Transatlantic Economy 2025, Update on the Business Secretary's meeting with US Administration, USTR Releases 2025 National Trade Estimate Report, Readout of Ambassador Jamieson Greer’s Meeting with China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng, Showdown Over CK Hutchison’s $22.8B Port Sale Threatens China’s Pro-Business Push

Local chamber of commerce executive Rana Ghadban will be joining the California Chamber of Commerce next month as vice president of small business advocacy. Ghadban...

While women-owned businesses are growing, reports show sustained efforts required to keep momentum A new research brief from the University of Southern California highlights California’s...