Trade Update – August 27, 2024
Canada Industrial Relations Board orders binding arbitration, halting potential rail strike, Lloyds List- One Hundred Container Ports 2024, U.S. Identifies Critical Sectors and Key Goods for Potential Cooperation under the IPEF Supply Chain Agreement, AGOA for the People, Comoros Becomes WTO's 165Th Member, Rebuild Ukraine 2024- Business in Ukraine and Poland November 12-15, 2024, Warsaw, Poland
No Right to Intervene, Object to PAGA Settlement
It’s been a busy summer for California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). First, in July, California passed sweeping PAGA reform. Then, in August, the California...
CalChamber Urges Legislators to Vote ‘No’ on Job Killer Bill Restricting Employer Speech
A California Chamber of Commerce job killer bill that drastically restricts how businesses communicate with their employees on matters directly related to their company...
CalChamber Keeps Up Pressure to Kill Bad Bills
CalChamber policy advocates are continuing end-of-session pressure to minimize potential damage from harmful legislative measures as they head to the Assembly and Senate floors...
CalChamber PAGA Wage & Hour Compliance Toolkit Available Now
CalChamber's PAGA Wage and Hour Compliance Toolkit is now available for immediate download, offering businesses critical support to comply with the latest Private Attorneys...
AI Models Bill Will Hurt Economy/Industry, Study Concludes
The California economy and state leadership in the global artificial intelligence (AI) industry will be hurt by a pending bill that aims to establish...
Public Entities Not Liable for PAGA Penalties
The Private Attorneys’ General Act (PAGA) is continuing to make news as a decision from the California Supreme Court — amongst other holdings —...
A Look at California Workplace Violence Prevention Challenges, Lessons
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber General Counsel Bianca Saad discusses with CalChamber Senior Employment Law Counsel Erika Barbara and CalChamber Vice...
CalChamber Issues Statement on Governor Signing Retail Theft Bills
California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jennifer Barrera today issued the following statement following Governor Gavin Newsom's signing of a package of bills...
CalChamber Advocacy Stops Harmful Proposals in Fiscal Committees
Strong opposition from the California Chamber of Commerce and allied groups stopped a number of harmful proposals in Senate and Assembly fiscal committees yesterday...
CalChamber Training Seminars to Help Supervisors Understand Key Responsibilities
Recorded Webinar Now Available
Hiring and promoting employees as supervisors is a vital aspect of maintaining effective and efficient operations within organizations. Supervisors bring specialized...
Job Killer Chilling Employer Speech Similar to Legislation Vetoed in Colorado, Overturned in Court
Legislation opposed by the California Chamber of Commerce as a job killer is nearly identical to a Colorado bill vetoed recently due to concerns...
Trade Update – August 13, 2024
15th Annual Mexico Advocacy Day Highlights Sonora’s Potential as Clean Energy Hub, WTO announces first cohort of Young Trade Leaders, Export Training Grant Program (Go-Biz,) Assessing the Results of Venezuela’s Presidential Election
CalChamber Welcomes New Water Policy Advocate
Kristopher Anderson joined the California Chamber of Commerce this week as a policy advocate specializing in water issues.
Before joining the CalChamber, Anderson worked for...
Paris Bids Adieu as LA Prepares for 2028 Olympics
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games concluded with a spectacular closing ceremony yesterday, marking the end of more than two weeks of memorable events that...
Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights Public Hearing Scheduled for August 27
On August 27, the State Board of Equalization (BOE) will hold its annual public hearing on property taxes and the Alcoholic Beverage Tax to listen to...
15th Annual Mexico Advocacy Day Highlights Sonora’s Potential as Clean Energy Hub
Sonora’s strategic advantages in the manufacturing of renewable energy and potential to become the “Silicon Valley of Mexico” was the focus of yesterday’s Mexico...
‘Godmother of AI’ Warns SB 1047 AI Bill Restricts Innovation
In a commentary for Fortune yesterday, Dr. Fei-Fei Li warned that California’s artificial intelligence (AI) bill SB 1047 would have significant unintended consequences that...
New Report Details How California Can Achieve Climate Goals by 2045
California can achieve economy-wide carbon neutrality by 2045 if it swiftly changes how it currently plans, executes and funds the energy transition, according to...
Advertising Tax, AI Regulation and Other Bills to Watch in Final Month of Legislative...
California legislators return to the Capitol today from summer recess and have just one month to pass bills to the Governor’s desk.
Most job killer...