CalChamber Poll: Job Optimism, Housing Anxiety, Support for Bipartisanship
California voters are feeling better about the economy, but are still anxious about the cost of living, according to the recently released 2018 CalChamber...
IRS Highlights Tax Changes Affecting Small Businesses
The Internal Revenue Service is urging small business owners to learn about how the new tax law changes may affect them.
The Tax Cuts and...
Governor Vetoes Last CalChamber Identified Job Killer Bill of 2017-2018 Legislative Session
AB 3080 Would Have Banned Arbitration Agreements Beneficial to Employees, Employers, Courts
The last CalChamber identified Job Killer bill of the 2017-2018 Legislative Session, AB...
Study: One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Independent Contractors Ignores Value to California’s Economy
A wholesale reclassification of workers would have significant consequences for many different sectors in the state’s economy, according to a recent study by Beacon...
Economic Advisory Council: U.S Economic Expansion Continues, But Growth Surge May Be Temporary
Far from losing steam, the U.S. economy has been on a solid upswing lately. But as always, a deeper look at the data suggests...
Independent Contractor Coalition Continues Working for Legislative Solution
The effort to develop a proposal supporting the ability of workers to work independently will continue through the legislative recess.
As many employers know, the...
High Court Ruling Raises Questions on Passage of Local Special Taxes
How many voters does it take to pass a local special tax?
Since Proposition 13 in 1978, voters have had the final say on local...
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...
Coalition Builds Support for Independent Workers
CalChamber-Led Effort
The California Chamber of Commerce is leading a coalition of businesses and organizations in support of workers’ ability to work independently.
Through its website...
California Film Commission Approves $52 Million in Tax Credits
The California Film Commission this week announced that 19 films have been approved conditionally for $52.2 million in tax credits. This is the fourth...
More than 400,000 Entrepreneurs Use Bizfile in First Year
Since its release last year, more than 400,000 entrepreneurs throughout the state have utilized bizfile California's online business filing and search services, according to...
Governor Signs Budget; Approves Three CalChamber-Supported Bills
Yesterday, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed his final budget, which included three California Chamber of Commerce-supported budget trailer bills that incorporated language from...
NLRB Poised to Revisit Joint Employer Standard
As the saying goes, history often repeats itself as the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) demonstrates. In May, NLRB Chairman John F. Ring announced that the...
Job Killer Update: Five Bills Pass to Second House
Friday was the deadline for bills to pass the house in which they were introduced. Only five job killer bills subject to the first...
Five CalChamber-Supported Job Creators Move to Floors
Five California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator bills have advanced to the Senate and Assembly floors following the May 25 deadline to pass the...
Three Job Killer Bills Held in Appropriations; Six Move to Senate or Assembly Floors...
Strong opposition from the California Chamber of Commerce helped to stop three job killer bills from continuing past the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Friday...
CalChamber Board Chair, Governor Address 93rd Annual Host Breakfast
Business, civic and legislative leaders gathered in Sacramento this morning for the 93rd annual Sacramento Host Breakfast featuring remarks from CalChamber Board Chair Terry...
Video: SB 1121 – Increased Consumer Litigation – Job Killer
CalChamber Policy Advocate Sarah Boot provides the latest information on SB 1121 at the CalChamber Capitol Summit on May 23, 2018.
CalChamber Urging Fiscal Committees to Keep Job Killer Bills on Hold
The California Chamber of Commerce is asking legislative fiscal committees to stop a number of job killer bills from moving on in the legislative...
Job Killer Update: CalChamber Secures Amendments, Removes Job Killer Status
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer has been amended to remove the job killer tag.
Before AB 1761 (Muratsuchi; D-Torrance) was amended on May...