Jennifer Barrera
Jennifer Barrera took over as president and chief executive officer of the California Chamber of Commerce on October 1, 2021. Previously, she oversaw the development and implementation of policy and strategy as executive vice president and represented the CalChamber on legal reform issues. She led CalChamber advocacy on labor and employment and taxation from September 2010 through the end of 2017. As senior policy advocate in 2017, she worked with the executive vice president in developing policy strategy. Before joining the CalChamber, she worked at a statewide law firm that specializes in labor/employment defense. Barrera earned a B.A. in English from California State University, Bakersfield, and a J.D. with high honors from California Western School of Law. See full bio.
CalChamber-Supported Job Creator Bill Passes Assembly Policy Committee
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator bill that seeks to limit frivolous litigation and claims regarding construction-related accessibility violations unanimously passed the Assembly...
CalChamber-Supported Flexible Workweek Agreement Bill Up This Week
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that provides employers with the opportunity to accommodate employees' needs as well as business demands by allowing employees...
U.S. Supreme Court Reverses State Court to Reinforce Arbitration to Resolve Disputes
Further emphasizing the federal policy favoring arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), the U.S. Supreme Court last week again reversed a California decision...
Taxation: CalChamber Stops/Amends Plans Targeting Industries, Backs Helpful Bills
The 2015 legislative year saw the introduction of a number of evergreen tax bills that dealt with policies discussed yearly in the Capitol, including...
Governor Signs CalChamber-Supported Gender Equity Pay Bill
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that seeks to eliminate pay disparity based on gender was signed by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. yesterday.
SB...
Governor Signs Job Creator Bill
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator bill that provides employers with a limited opportunity to cure technical violations in an itemized wage statement...
CalChamber-Opposed Bill on Governor’s Desk Could Increase Frivolous Litigation
The California Chamber of Commerce is urging the Governor to veto a bill that threatens only private employers with civil litigation for seeking an...
SB 358 Helps Workers and Employers
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The issue of gender equity in compensation has been a prominent topic at the Capitol this year, with...
CalChamber Advises U.S. Labor Department Not to Follow California Example for Overtime Exemptions
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) should not adopt California’s quantitative approach to determining whether an employee is exempt from overtime pay requirements, the...
CalChamber-Supported Job Creator Bill Goes to Governor
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator bill that provides employers with a limited opportunity to cure technical violations in an itemized wage statement...
CalChamber-Supported Gender Equity Pay Bill to Governor
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that seeks to eliminate pay disparity based on gender is on its way to Governor Edmund G. Brown...
Assembly to Consider Job Killer Creating An Expansive 12-Week Protected Leave on Small Businesses
A California Chamber of Commerce opposed job killer bill that would drastically expand a California 12-week protected leave of absence to small employers with...
Job Killer Bill One Vote Away from Governor
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill that if enacted could significantly drive up litigation costs for all California employers has passed the...
Job Creator Bill to Limit Frivolous, Costly Litigation on Senate Floor
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator bill that aims to limit frivolous, costly litigation is awaiting a vote on the Senate Floor.
The bill,...
CalChamber-Opposed Job Killer Awaits Senate Vote
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill that if enacted could significantly drive up litigation costs for all California employers as well as...
CalChamber-Sponsored Job Creator Bill Incentivizes Disability Access and Education
A California Chamber of Commerce-sponsored job creator bill that provides a balanced approach between preserving the civil rights of those who are disabled and...
Senate to Vote on CalChamber-Opposed Employment-Related Bills
Two California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bills that increase employer costs and threaten employers with civil litigation and criminal prosecution are awaiting action on the...
Costly Employee Retention Mandate Job Killer Bill Headed to Governor
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill that denies employers the basic choice of whom to hire has passed the Legislature and is...
New Job Creator Bill Moves; Seeks to Limit Frivolous, Costly Litigation
A recently amended bill identified by the California Chamber of Commerce as a job creator that aims to limit frivolous, costly litigation unanimously passed...
Gender Equity Pay Bill Moves with CalChamber-Backed Changes
California Chamber of Commerce-supported legislation that seeks to eliminate pay disparity based on gender won approval from an Assembly policy committee this week.
SB 358...