Economy

Assembly Policy Committee Passes Bill Enhancing Labor Commissioner Authority

A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that allows the Labor Commissioner to seek injunctive relief before completing an investigation and determining retaliation has occurred...

Nine CalChamber Members Creating Jobs with Help from Tax Credit

Nine California Chamber of Commerce member companies have been selected by the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) as recipients of the...

Assembly Judiciary Committee to Consider Job Killer Bill Today

The Assembly Judiciary Committee today will consider a California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer that if passed into law would create a worse litigation...

It’s a Deal. Lawmakers Send Jerry Brown a Jam-Packed Budget

California lawmakers passed a spending plan for the coming fiscal year Thursday, meeting the state’s budget approval deadline with a $183.2 billion package that...

Disruption in Washington, D.C. Heightens Economic Uncertainty in California

The California economy remains on track despite the uncertainty created by the disruptive political environment that has characterized the early months of the Trump...

Governor Brown, CalChamber Chair Offer Ways to Keep California on Forefront of Innovation

The importance of international trade, immigration reform and technology to California were the subjects of a speech given by California Chamber of Commerce Board...

CalChamber Chairwoman Says Retaining Foreign Students is Critical for State

The chairwoman of the California Chamber of Commerce said the state’s ability to remain at the forefront of technology depends on improving technology education...

Assembly Job Killer Update: 1 Passes, 1 Delayed to Next Year, 1 on Assembly...

The Assembly Appropriations Committee on Friday passed one job killer bill along for consideration by the full Assembly and delayed consideration of another job...

Job Killer Update: 2 Bills Stopped, 6 to Senate Floor

Two California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bills were held yesterday in the Senate Appropriations Committee but five others were released to join a...

Senate Fiscal Committee Moves Multiple Tax Hike Bill without Vote

A bill proposing multiple tax hikes on state employers was sent directly to the full Senate without a vote on Monday by the Senate...

Job Killer Update: Act Now to Keep Bills Sidelined

A number of California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bills have been referred to the appropriations committees of the Assembly or Senate for a...

Job Killer Proposes Multiple Tax Hikes on California Employers

A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer proposing multiple tax hikes on state employers, making California even less competitive, will be considered this week...

Job Killer Creates Uncertainty, Increases Potential Litigation

The Senate Appropriations Committee today will consider a California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer that could have a negative impact on a business’ growth,...

CalChamber Opposition Helps Stop Two Job Killers in Policy Committees

Opposition from the California Chamber of Commerce and the business community helped to stop two job killer bills in their policy committees this week. ...

CalChamber Adds Gender Tax Bill to Job Killer List

SACRAMENTO, CA —  The California Chamber of Commerce today added AB 1576 (Levine; D-San Rafael) to its job killer list.  AB 1576 (Levine) proposes...

CalChamber-Opposed Tax Hikes Target Family Businesses and Companies

A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill proposing multiple tax increases on California employers is scheduled to be considered this week in a...

Job Killer Bill Worsens Litigation Environment

The Senate Judiciary Committee today will consider a California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer that if passed into law would create a worse litigation...

Assembly Committee OKs Targeted Tax on Contractors

A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill that imposes a tax on companies that do business with California’s prison systems passed the Assembly...

CalChamber Defends Arbitration; Seeks High Court Review of Key Case

The California Chamber of Commerce is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review a decision that threatens to disrupt existing arbitration agreements and erode...

CalChamber Releases 2017 Job Killer List

The California Chamber of Commerce yesterday released its annual list of job killer bills to call attention to the negative impact that 23 proposed...