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The Workplace Podcast

Employers’ Obligations Under the Workplace Know Your Rights Act

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber General Counsel, Labor and Employment Bianca Saad and CalChamber Associate General Counsel, Labor and Employment Matthew...
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CalChamber Issues Statement on Status of State Water Project

For Immediate Release Contact: John Myers john.myers@calchamber.com | press@calchamber.com CalChamber Issues Statement on Status of State Water Project (Dec. 19, 2025) Sacramento, CA - The California Chamber of...
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CalChamber’s CEQA Reform: Boosting California’s Economy and State Budget

New analyses of the California Chamber of Commerce ballot measure to streamline and modernize the construction of essential projects find it could result in...
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Tariffs Leave CalChamber Members Wary, Bracing for Impact in 2026

California Chamber of Commerce members report new federal tariffs have had a variety of impacts on their companies and believe more challenges are on...

Trade Update – December 16, 2025

US Trade Court Won’t Pause Customs Process Amid Tariff Fight, United States Court of International Trade Opinion on Court Case to Halt Tarriff Processing, US trade deficit unexpectedly shrinks to smallest since 2020, China’s trade surplus with Europe is larger than US for the first time GO-Biz Leads Trade Mission to Poland and Ukraine, Building a Bridge between Lviv and California: Strengthening Ties, Connecting Markets, Creating Opportunities, Ways and Means Advances America’s Strategic Interests in Africa and Haiti, Expands Medicare Coverage, Fights Fraud, Strengthens Taxpayer Rights, Fact Sheet: AGOA Extension Act, On WTO Reform- Communication from the United States, New report finds global value chains resilient, reconfiguring amid latest challenges

Trade Update – December 9, 2025

California Connections a Key in Transition to Reinventing Transatlantic Relationship, National Security Strategy of the United States of America, Trump warns Europe faces ‘civilizational erasure’ in explosive new document, CalChamber, Coalition Voice Continuing Support for US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum met privately, agreed to 'keep working together' on trade deal: PMO, CalChamber Board Opposes Initiatives to Impose Wealth Tax, Restrict Artificial Intelligence Development

CalChamber, Coalition Voice Continuing Support for US-Mexico-Canada Agreement

The California Chamber of Commerce joined more than 500 chambers and associations from all 50 states last week in signing a coalition letter to...
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California Connections a Key in Transition to Reinventing Transatlantic Relationship

Relations between the United States and Europe are in a transition phase, Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer, president of the German Marshall Fund of the...
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CalChamber Board Opposes Initiatives to Impose Wealth Tax, Restrict Artificial Intelligence Development

For Immediate Release Contact: John Myers john.myers@calchamber.com | press@calchamber.com CalChamber Board Opposes Initiatives to Impose Wealth Tax, Restrict Artificial Intelligence Development (Dec. 5, 2025) Yountville, CA – The...

Trade Update – December 2, 2025

CalChamber Signs Coalition Letter in Support of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, EU Rejects US Demand to Ease Tech Rules for Lower Steel Tariffs, Modifying the Scope of Tariffs on the Government of Brazil, Port of LA closes on 10 million TEUs in 2025, Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Solidifies Economic and Defense Partnership with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Goods trade growth set to moderate as barometer index dips November 28, 2025
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Ninth Circuit Court Pauses Enforcement of Senate Bill 261

This week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided to pause enforcement of Senate Bill 261, a climate disclosure law, while a lawsuit filed...
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New Report Shows PAGA Reforms Already Delivering Promising Results for California Employers

California’s landmark 2024 reforms to the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) are already showing positive results for employers and employees, according to a new...
CalChamber Advocacy

CalChamber Applauds Ninth Circuit Pause on Enforcement of Senate Bill 261

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Myers john.myers@calchamber.com | press@calchamber.com (November 18, 2025) Sacramento, CA – The California Chamber of Commerce today issued the following statement in response to the...

Trade Update – November 18th, 2025

Fact Sheet: Following Trade Deal Announcements, President Donald J. Trump Modifies the Scope of the Reciprocal Tariffs with Respect to Certain Agricultural Products, Joint Statement on a Framework for a United States – Switzerland – Liechtenstein Agreement on Fair, Balanced, and Reciprocal Trade, Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Announces Historic Trade Deals with Western Hemisphere Trading Partners, Autumn 2025 Economic Forecast shows continued growth despite challenging environment, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission Releases 2025 Report to Congress, China suspends port fees on US-linked ships for a year, Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates Consistent with the Economic and Trade Arrangement Between the United States and the People’s Republic of China, Modifying Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People’s Republic of China, Surge in new tariffs accompanied by measures to increase trade, WTO report on G20 finds
The Workplace Podcast

Practical Tips for New HR Professionals

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts, CalChamber Senior Employment Law Counsel Erika Barbara and CalChamber Employment Law...
The Workplace Podcast

Avoid Holiday Party Headaches

The holiday season is here — including Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, the Winter Solstice, Christmas and more. It’s when employers and their employees often let...

Trade Update – November 4th, 2025

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Strikes Deal on Economic and Trade Relations with China, Trump takes center stage at APEC–yet Asia’s business leaders are optimistic that multilateralism will prevail, Trump tariffs: the Supreme Court case that could change global trade as we know it, The United States Signs Technology Prosperity Deals with Japan and Korea, Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Korea regarding the U.S.-ROK Technology Prosperity Deal, Memorandum of Cooperation Regarding the Technology Prosperity Deal Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Japan
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US and China Pause Port Fees

During his recent trip to Asia, President Donald Trump agreed to cooperate on shipbuilding with South Korea and Japan — and agreed with China...

CalChamber Submits Comments on Review of US-Mexico-Canada Agreement

The California Chamber of Commerce submitted public comments on November 3, as the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is starting a public consultation...