CalChamber
The California Chamber of Commerce is the largest, broad-based business advocate to government in California, working at the state and federal levels to influence government actions affecting all California business. As a not-for-profit, we leverage our front-line knowledge of laws and regulations to provide affordable and easy-to-use compliance products and services.
Wildfire Reminders: Employers Have Obligations and Must Take Precautions to Protect Employees
With a new series of wildfires flaring up this month, the California Chamber of Commerce presents below responses to questions often received from the...
Four CalChamber Members Get Credit to Expand, Create Jobs
Four California Chamber of Commerce member companies have been selected by the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) as recipients of the...
Tax Credits to Labor Laws. What Everyone Wants from California’s New Governor
By Alexei Koseff in The Sacramento Bee
When Gov. Jerry Brown took office eight years ago, he faced crippling budget deficits that required brutal cuts...
Election Day: CalChamber Urges Members to Vote
The California Chamber of Commerce is urging its members to vote in today’s General Election.
The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8...
Think Tank: Policies Allowed by Prop. 10 Cause More Harm Than Good
In the long run, rent control “decreases affordability, fuels gentrification, and creates negative spillovers on the surrounding neighborhood," according to a recent report published...
California Newspapers: Vote No on Proposition 6
Newspapers throughout California are urging voters to say “no” to Proposition 6 on the November General Election ballot because it seeks to cut off...
CalChamber Issues Vote Record on Major Business Bills 2018
The California Chamber of Commerce has released a report of California legislators’ floor votes for the second year of the 2017-18 legislative session, focusing...
California Newspapers: Vote No on Proposition 10
It makes a bad problem worse
This fall, California voters will vote on Proposition 10, a measure that would open the door to radical rent...
Newspapers Statewide Support Propositions 1 and 2
Newspapers statewide are recommending that voters pass California Chamber of Commerce-supported Propositions 1 and 2, which authorize funding for housing-related programs for veterans and...
CalChamber Urges Members to Register to Vote for November Election
The California Chamber of Commerce is urging its members to register to vote for the November 6 General Election before the October 22 deadline.
An online...
IRS Highlights Tax Changes Affecting Small Businesses
The Internal Revenue Service is urging small business owners to learn about how the new tax law changes may affect them.
The Tax Cuts and...
CalChamber Releases Final Status Report on Major Business Bills
Stops All 29 Job Killer Bills
The 2018 legislative session was especially busy for the California Chamber of Commerce policy advocates.
CalChamber policy advocates, together...
Study: One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Independent Contractors Ignores Value to California’s Economy
A wholesale reclassification of workers would have significant consequences for many different sectors in the state’s economy, according to a recent study by Beacon...
Economic Advisory Council: U.S Economic Expansion Continues, But Growth Surge May Be Temporary
Far from losing steam, the U.S. economy has been on a solid upswing lately. But as always, a deeper look at the data suggests...
CalChamber Reports on Status of Major Business Bills at Close of Session
The following list summarizes top priority bills for the California Chamber of Commerce and their status as of August 31, when the Legislature began...
CalChamber Takes Positions on Propositions 1, 2, and 4; Recaps Positions on All Ballot...
SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors recently voted to support Propositions 1, 2, and 4, on the November 2018...
CalChamber Takes Positions on Propositions 1, 2, and 4; Recaps Positions on All Ballot...
The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors recently voted to support Propositions 1, 2, and 4, on the November 2018 ballot.
Proposition 1—SUPPORT
If approved...
Once Again, Most ‘Job Killer’ Bills Rejected
The just-ended biennial session of the California Legislature was arguably the most liberal in California. Dan Walters in CALmatters.org
Opposition Stops Job Killer in Senate Rules
The Senate Rules Committee failed on Friday to garner enough votes to move the newest California Chamber of Commerce job killer, AB 893 (E....
Job Killer Update: 29th Bill Will Increase California Energy Costs
SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Chamber of Commerce has added to the job killer list a bill that recently was amended to impose on...