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CalChamber Advocacy

CalChamber Issues Statement on Signing of SB 253 and SB 261

California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jennifer Barrera issued the following statement today following the Governor's signature on SB 253 (Wiener D-San Francisco)...
The Workplace Podcast

Podcast Examines AI’s Workplace Opportunities, Challenges

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts, and Peter Bittner, award-winning multimedia journalist and artificial intelligence (AI) consultant,...

Governor Signs Paid Sick Leave Expansion Job Killer Bill

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a California Chamber of Commerce job killer bill that will impose significant costs on all California businesses by increasing...
CalChamber Advocacy

Governor Signs SB 616: CalChamber Issues Statement Alerting Small Businesses to New Requirement, Increased...

The California Chamber of Commerce today issued the following statement in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s signing of SB 616, a CalChamber-tagged Job Killer...

State Water Board Moves Ahead on Draft Plan to Stabilize Water Supply

The State Water Resources Control Board recently took the newest steps in managing water supply and water quality in the Delta region. On September 28,...
California Works

Golden State Water Company: Investing in California Communities and Our Future

This article is a part of a series of profiles of CalChamber member companies that are contributing to the state’s economic strength and ability...

Governor Vetoes SB 799

Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed SB 799, one of the California Chamber of Commerce's hardest fought job killer bills, over the weekend. The proposal would...
CalChamber Advocacy

Statement from CalChamber President and CEO Jennifer Barrera on Passing of Senator Dianne...

California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jennifer Barrera today issued the following statement regarding the passing of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein: “Today, we join...

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein Remembered as Consequential Leader, Champion for California

Editor's note: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated Dianne Feinstein's age as 80 years old. Feinstein was 90 at the time of...

CalChamber Asks Governor to Veto Bill Creating Costly New Protected Class of Employees

The California Chamber of Commerce has asked the Governor to veto a job killer bill that will be especially costly for small businesses to...

CalChamber Asks Governor to Veto Bill That Undermines Arbitration

The California Chamber of Commerce is urging the Governor to veto SB 365, a job killer bill that severely restricts the use of arbitration...

CalChamber-Led Coalition Urges Veto of Unemployment Benefits for Striking Workers

The California Chamber of Commerce is leading a broad coalition of more than 110 businesses, associations and local chambers of commerce in urging the...

CalChamber Urges Governor to Veto Job Killer Bill Imposing Onerous Return to Work Mandate

A California Chamber of Commerce job killer bill that removes business’ flexibility and autonomy over hiring is awaiting action by the Governor. The CalChamber is...

CalChamber Requests Veto of Bill That Creates New Private Right of Action on Grocery...

The California Chamber of Commerce is requesting the Governor veto a job killer bill that creates a new private right of action against and...
Loren Kaye

Job Killer Bill Creates New Protected Class of Employees; Costly to Implement, Especially for...

No legislative session would be complete without a proposal to add more job benefits and protections for California workers. This year is no exception,...

CalChamber Urges Veto on Job Killer Bill That Disproportionally Affects Small Business

A California Chamber of Commerce job killer bill that will impose significant costs on all California businesses by increasing the number of paid sick...
The Workplace Podcast

Key Employment Law Bills Awaiting Gubernatorial Action, Part 2

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, employment law expert Matthew Roberts and Chris Micheli, partner with Aprea & Micheli, Inc., join up again...
Loren Kaye

Providing UI Benefits to Striking Workers Makes Debt Crisis Worse, Pushes Taxes Higher

California employers would be forced to subsidize striking workers, and probably see their taxes increased, under a bill passed by the Legislature and awaiting...
The Workplace Podcast

California Legislature Passes Bills on Discrimination in Employment, Paid Sick Leave Expansion, Reproductive-Related Bereavement...

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, employment law expert Matthew Roberts and Chris Micheli, adjunct professor at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge...
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End of Session Update: 6 CalChamber Job Killer Bills Head to Governor

California legislators yesterday approved six bills designated by the California Chamber of Commerce as job killers, which will increase labor costs and create more...