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.
32 CalChamber Members Featured on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies List
Thirty-two California Chamber of Commerce member companies have been selected by Fortune as among the 100 best companies to work for in 2017.
Now in...
Busy Year for Employers Produces Wins for Future
CalChamber Releases Final Status Report on Major Business Bills
The 2017 legislative year was a busy one for the California Chamber of Commerce and other...
Governor Signs Leave Mandate for Small Business, Ban on Salary History Inquiries
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. yesterday signed legislation mandating that small businesses provide a new protected leave of absence.
SB 63 (Jackson; D-Santa Barbara) was identified...
Expanded Tax Credit Program Spawns More In-State Film, TV Projects
A 2014 California Chamber of Commerce job creator bill is being credited with encouraging some film and television productions to remain in or return...
California’s Lawsuit Climate Rank Ties All-Time Low
For the third time since 2012, California’s lawsuit climate ranked No. 47 out of 50 in the national survey by the U.S. Chamber Institute...
CalChamber Reports on Status of Major Business Bills at Interim Recess
Numerous business priorities remain to be considered by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. once they pass enrollment, the phase of the legislative process when...
State Economic Growth Slows; Constraints Include Labor, Housing, Uncertainty
California at Cruise Speed
Like the U.S., California’s economy continued to roll forward in the first part of 2017. The unemployment rate edged down, nonfarm...
CalChamber Stops 24 Job Killer Bills
As the 2017 legislative session came to a close early Saturday morning, 24 of 27 identified job killer bills had been effectively stopped through...
Suspense File Recap: Many Harmful Bills Stopped, But Many Remain; Several Helpful Bills Move...
Strong opposition from the California Chamber of Commerce helped to stop numerous harmful bills from continuing past the appropriations committees on Friday to reach...
Fiscal Committees to Consider Three Job Killers Today
Three bills identified by the California Chamber of Commerce as job killers will be considered today by fiscal committees in the Senate or Assembly....
Many Harmful Bills Still Alive in State Legislature
The end of the legislative year is just a few weeks away and the California Chamber of Commerce continues to fight numerous proposals that...
San Diego Employer Forum Introduces Business to Skilled Workforce Ready to Work
Thursday is the deadline to register for the upcoming San Diego Employer Forum hosted by the California Prison Industry Authority (CALPIA) to educate businesses...
Legislature Returns from Summer Recess to Consider Job Killer Bills
The California State Assembly and Senate return today from their month-long summer recess and will consider the remaining job killer bills over the next...
Ross Johnson, Former Republican Legislator, Passes Away at 77
Ross Johnson, former state ethics panel chair and republican legislator from Orange County passed away yesterday at age 77 in Sacramento.
“Ross was always held...
CalChamber Reports on Status of Major Business Bills at Summer Recess
Numerous business priorities remain to be considered when legislators reconvene after their summer recess, according to the California Chamber of Commerce summary of the...
Job Killer Update: Four Bills Active Following Policy Committee Deadline
As of July 21, the deadline for bills to pass policy committees and move to fiscal committees, three Senate job killer bills and one...
CalChamber Supports Legislation Extending Cap-and-Trade Program
The California Chamber of Commerce is asking legislators to approve AB 398 (E. Garcia; D-Coachella), which will extend California’s cap-and-trade program and provide the...
Nine CalChamber Members Creating Jobs with Help from Tax Credit
Nine 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...
CalChamber Welcomes Litigation Attorney to Policy Team
Litigation attorney Kevin McKinley has joined the California Chamber of Commerce as a policy advocate. He specializes in privacy/technology, telecommunications, economic development, and workers’...
Cal/OSHA Reminds Employers with Outdoor Workers to Protect Them from Heat Illness
Cal/OSHA is reminding all employers to protect their outdoor workers from heat illness, especially those not accustomed to working in high heat conditions
Employers need...