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Hearing Today for Pharmacy Benefits Bill Increasing Health Care Costs
Legislation that will have a negative impact on pharmacy network designs and increase health care costs for employers and employees is scheduled to be...
Cost Driver Bills Set for Legislative Hearings This Week
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...
Tiny Religious Figurines, Disciplining Rude Supervisors and More Recent Labor Law Helpline Questions
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts, Senior Employment Law Counsel Erika Barbara and Employment Law Subject Matter...
CalChamber on Tariffs: Unnecessary Cost Hikes Hurt Business, Impact Consumers and Disrupt Global Supply...
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...
Common Mistakes to Avoid With California’s Pregnancy Disability Leave
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts and Senior Employment Law Counsel Erika Barbara cover common mistakes employers...
CalChamber Webinar to Explain What to Expect When Your Employee Is Expecting
Employers have many legal obligations when they learn that an employee is expecting a child, including notifying employees of their leave rights, providing accommodations...
Trade Update – April 8, 2025
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
CalChamber Announces 2025 Affordability Agenda
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...
CalChamber Announces 2025 Affordability Agenda
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,...
Trade Update – April 1, 2025
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
Rana Ghadban to Head CalChamber Small Business Advocacy
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...
California Leads Nation in Women-Owned Businesses
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...
New Research Brief: California Leads the Nation in Women-Owned Businesses
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...
What Supervisors Need to Know, Part II: The ‘Soft’ Skills
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts, Senior Employment Law Counsel Erika Barbara and Employment Law Subject Matter...
What Supervisors Need to Know, Part I: ‘Hard’ Compliance Skills
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts, Senior Employment Law Counsel Erika Barbara and Employment Law Subject Matter...
Trade Update – March 18, 2025
California-Sonora Sign Energy Memo of Understanding; CalChamber Hosts Lunch to Discuss Sonora’s Potential as Clean Energy Hub, Guest Commentary: Stronger Together: German American Trade Relations in a Changing World, Succeeding Together: U.S.-Ireland Business Report 2025, CalChamber Quarterly Economic Report: Risks to Economic Growth Trajectory Include Federal Deficit, Asset ‘Bubble’, East Coast/Gulf Ports Employers, Union Dockworkers Sign Contract, ILA and USMA officially sign six-year master contract agreement at ceremonies in NJ, Notice of Request for Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Timber and Lumber
Women’s Leadership Forum & Reception
https://web.cvent.com/event/f15ae2bb-3cc1-48e0-8043-c3913d0a50d0/summary?i=QvTuJ1ymzUOeSWwTmfCPDA&locale=en-US
Celebrate Small Business Excellence – $5,000 Grants Available!
UPDATE:
Four Small Businesses Receive $5,000 Grants at California Business Outlook Dinner
Nominate A Business Today
Recognizing California’s Best Small Businesses – Apply Today
Exciting news! CalChamber is...
Trade Update – March 11, 2025
Trade Policy Expert Details Economic Impacts of Newly Declared Tariffs, Trump says he’ll raise tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum to 50%, Official U.S. Customs and Border Patrol statement on tariffs, Trump delays tariffs on many Canadian, Mexican imports for one month, Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Adjusts Tariffs on Canada and Mexico to Minimize Disruption to the Automotive Industry, Amendment to Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Southern Border, Amendment to Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border, Public Hearing Regarding Section 301 Investigation on China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Targeting of the Semiconductor Industry for Dominance, USMCA Forward 2025
Executive Orders and Their Impact on DEI
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber General Counsel of Labor and Employment, Bianca Saad and Associate General Counsel of Labor and Employment, Matthew Roberts are joined by Jonathan Mayes, CEO of Jonathan Mayes Consulting, to discuss some of the changes happening in the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) space following recent executive action from the White House.












