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 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...
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...
Costly Employee Retention Mandate in Senate Labor Committee Today
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill that denies employers the basic choice of whom to hire will be considered by the Senate...
Senate Judiciary Committee to Hear Job Killer Bill Today
A job killer bill that could significantly drive up litigation costs for all California employers, if enacted, will be considered by the Senate Judiciary...
Senate Policy Committee to Hear Job Killer Bill Today
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that could significantly drive up litigation costs for all California employers, if enacted, will be considered by the...
Costly Employee Retention Mandate Job Killer on the Assembly Floor
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill that denies employers the basic choice of whom to hire is awaiting a vote on the...
Senate Judiciary Passes CalChamber-Supported Job Creator Bill
A California Chamber of Commerce-sponsored job creator bill that incentivizes disability access and education passed one Senate policy committee yesterday and will be heard...
Assembly Labor and Employment Committee Passes Two Job Killer Bills
The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee yesterday voted to pass two job killer bills that will lead to increased litigation.
The committee passed:
AB 359...
Two Job Killers in Assembly Labor and Employment Committee This Week
Two California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bills will be considered by the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee on Wednesday.
AB 359 (Gonzalez; D-San...
Assembly Policy Committee Passes Job Killer Bill Imposing Scheduling Mandate on Employers
The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee yesterday passed a job killer bill imposing a one-size-fits-all scheduling mandate on general retail employers.
AB 357 (Chiu; D-San...
CalChamber-Supported Job Creator Bill Reduces Costly Employment Class Action Litigation
The California Chamber of Commerce has identified a “job creator” bill that will address a loophole in state law and help limit frivolous class...