CalChamber Celebrates Contributions of Women-Owned Small Businesses
As October comes to a close, we celebrate the final day of National Women’s Small Business Month, taking a moment to reflect on the...
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) Reform FAQs Published
The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) recently published Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) and its recent reforms, providing an...
Trade Update – October 29, 2024
Survey: Californians Recognize Importance of Global Connections, Joint Statement Regarding Resumption of ILA-USMX Negotiations, Readout of Ambassador Tai's Bilateral Meetings at the G20 Trade and Investment Ministers’ Meeting, Export-Import Bank of the U.S. Holds Meetings with Global Delegations During IMF-World Bank Week to Discuss EXIM Financing Opportunities, IMF Lowers Global Growth Forecast, Warns of Increasing Risks, World Economic Outlook, October 2024: Policy Pivot, Rising Threats
Essential Workplace Cybersecurity Training Now Available
The California Chamber of Commerce is offering an online training program that will help improve employers’ understanding and awareness of cybersecurity practices, helping to...
CalChamber Urges Air Board to Balance Cost Concerns with Achieving Climate Goals
Businesses and consumers could face higher fuel costs from proposed changes to the longstanding state Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) program, the California Chamber...
California’s Voting Leave Requirements for Employers
The next general election is Tuesday, November 5, 2024 — and employers need to make sure they comply with California’s voting leave requirements. Employers...
DisneylandForward Project Set to Invest $1.9B in Community, Infrastructure, Jobs
This article is part of a series of profiles of CalChamber member companies that are contributing to the state’s economic strength and ability to...
Survey: Californians Recognize Importance of Global Connections
An overwhelming belief that international and domestic affairs are interconnected is evident in a just-released global affairs survey.
This is the second year that Carnegie...
Trade Update – October 22, 2024
New Zealand Ambassador Visits CalChamber, Readout of Ambassador Katherine Tai’s Meeting with Ministers from CARICOM Member States, DG Okonjo-Iweala welcomes President Alar Karis of Estonia to the WTO, Moldova's Sandu scrapes knife-edge EU vote win after 'unfair fight,' Flawed Premise Undermines Case for More Regulation of Markets, CalChamber and Strategic Partners Secure Big Wins for Business, Is the ‘Cargo Pendulum’ swinging back to West Coast Ports?, The Surprising Resilience of Globalization: An Examination of Claims of Economic Fragmentation
Online Ads Highlight How Prop. 32 Will Increase Costs for Families, Business
Ads appearing on social media focus on cost increases Californians will face if voters approve Proposition 32, the minimum wage increase on the November...
Flawed Premise Undermines Case for More Regulation of Markets
Is the California free market sufficiently competitive, or should the Legislature and courts make new rules governing the state’s $4 trillion economy? This complex...
California Health Care Workers Get Pay Hike
Many California health care workers got a pay bump on October 16 under delayed implementation of a state law that will gradually increase their...
Why Raising the Minimum Wage Won’t Make California More Affordable
Californians are paying more for everything these days. Trust me when I say that, as small business owners, we are feeling the pinch, too.
I...
Minimum Fuel Inventories Bill Signed into Law
Legislation authorizing the California Energy Commission (CEC) to require refineries to maintain minimum transportation fuel inventories was signed into law this week.
The California Chamber...
Trade Update – October 15, 2024
Statement by IMF Deputy Managing Director Kenji Okamura at the Conclusion of the 45th ASEAN Summit, Partners in Prosperity: Exploring the Significance of Canada - U.S. Trade, FACT SHEET: Delivering on Our Commitments, 12th U.S.-ASEAN Summit in Vientiane, Lao PDR, USDA Recruiting Exporters for February Trade Mission to Thailand, WTO Forecasts Gradual Trade Recovery In 2024, 2025, Statement on the Passing of Former U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Thomas J. Donohue
Legislative Session Wraps: CalChamber and Strategic Partners Secure Big Wins for Business
On September 30, Governor Gavin Newsom concluded review and action on more than 1,200 bills sent to his desk as part of the 2024...
Inflation Is Easing, but Risks Remain to Californians’ Income Growth
The latest data from the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) show that inflation is easing, coming in at 2.4% last Thursday.
According to a...
Governor Vetoes Bill Stifling Free Market Transactions for Health Care Entities
Governor Gavin Newsom recently vetoed an Assembly bill opposed by the California Chamber of Commerce that would have harmed access to health care by...
New Report Finds California Motion Picture and TV Industry Dynamic and Competitive
As the California Law Revision Commission (CLRC) meets today for another deep dive on competition issues, a newly-released report has found that California’s motion picture...
US Treasury Awards California $10 Million to Help Small Businesses Grow, Hire
On Monday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that the California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) is being awarded $10 million...