9th Circuit Allows California’s Ban on Mandatory Arbitrations to Proceed
On September 15, 2021 in a split decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated a preliminary injunction that prohibited California...
CalChamber, Allied Groups Help Stop 7 Oppose Bills, Amend 4
California Chamber of Commerce policy advocates working alongside advocates from allied business groups succeeded in stopping seven CalChamber-opposed bills from advancing for the year,...
Symposium to Give Key Insights on This Year’s Hottest Workplace Issues
Top HR subject matter experts will discuss some of the most pressing workplace issues for California employers at this year’s virtual CalChamber’s HR Symposium....
End of Session Update: Two Job Killer Bills Sent to Governor
A California Chamber of Commerce job killer bill that will eliminate an agricultural employee's right to cast an independent vote in secret union ballot...
Coming Soon: U.S. Emergency Rule Establishing a Large Employer Vaccination or Testing Mandate
On September 9, 2021, President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. Department of Labor through its Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is working...
Twentieth Annual Japanese Business Association of Southern California and Japanese Chamber of Commerce of...
The 20th annual meeting between the California Chamber of Commerce and Japan business leaders highlighted California’s continuing interdependence with one of its largest trade...
One Job Killer Bill, Three Opposed Bills to Be Voted On Today
A California Chamber of Commerce-job killer bill and three opposed bills are expected to be voted on today in the Senate and Assembly as...
CalChamber Board of Directors Names Jennifer Barrera as Next President and CEO
The California Chamber of Commerce announced on Friday the appointment of Jennifer Barrera as the organization’s next president and CEO, effective October 1, 2021.
CalChamber’s...
CalChamber Board of Directors Names Jennifer Barrera as Next President and CEO
The California Chamber of Commerce today announced the appointment of Jennifer Barrera as the organization’s next President and CEO, effective October 1, 2021. CalChamber’s...
CalChamber General Counsel Erika Frank to Depart
Erika Frank, longtime general counsel and executive vice president of legal affairs for the California Chamber of Commerce, has accepted a position at the...
CalChamber Seeks Defeat of Proposal Limiting Technological Development
The California Chamber of Commerce is urging senators to oppose legislation that proposes to limit the technology needed to reach the state’s carbon neutrality...
Webinar – California Consumer Privacy Act Enforcement Trends
Presented by the California Chamber of Commerce. CalChamber Policy Advocate Shoeb Mohammed moderates as Dominique Shelton Leipzig, Jim Snell, David Biderman and Arsen Kourinian...
COVID-19: Revisiting Mask Mandates
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank and employment law expert Jennifer Shaw discuss COVID-19...
Bill to Boost New Housing Supply Passes with CalChamber, Coalition Support
Legislation to increase the supply of new housing and improve the quality and affordability of housing in the state, all while maximizing local land...
Proposal Allows Cal/OSHA to Sidestep Fiscal Review
Workplace rules would be allowed to skip past critical analysis of their fiscal and other effects if legislation pending before the Assembly becomes law.
SB...
Employer-Mandated COVID-19 Vaccinations
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank and employment law expert Jennifer Shaw discuss employer...
Farmworkers Deserve Democratic Protections
This article was written by William Gould IV and first appeared in CalMatters.
Assembly Bill 616 is misleadingly being portrayed as merely a way to shift...
Partnership Key to Reliable Power Grid
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Allan Zaremberg, and California Independent System Operator President and CEO...
Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant: New Funding Round to Open in September
New applicants for California’s Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program will be able to apply in the funding round opening on September 9 and...
Drought has California Farms Destroying Crops, Rather Than Pay for Water
When Stuart Woolf was growing up on his dad’s ranch in Huron, California, he never liked working the tomato harvest.
“I thought, ‘I am never...