State Updates Vaccine Allocation Guidelines
Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) continue to work toward allocating COVID-19 vaccines to a broader segment of the...
Policy Briefing – COVID in the Workplace
(February 9, 2021) Moderated by Robert Moutrie, CalChamber policy advocate, the discussion focused on the CalOSHA emergency regulations and the most recent changes to them,...
New Role for HR: Mandatory Reporter
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank and employment law experts Matthew Roberts and Bianca...
Policy Briefing – Transportation Infrastructure and Fueling
(January 29, 2021) Moderated by Ashley Hoffman, CalChamber policy advocate, the briefing featured presentations by experts on workers’ compensation and how presumptions on whether a...
CalChamber Emphasizes Need to Listen to Regions in Redrawing Political Districts
Comments by representatives of regional groups, including local chambers of commerce, are critical to the process of redrawing political boundaries, the California Chamber of...
Synergy in Many Fields, from Tech to Food, Boosts Ongoing Trade/Investment Success
The following responses to questions posed by the California Chamber of Commerce are from Consul General William Chik, Consulate General of the Republic of...
State Opens Second Round of Applications for Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program
Yesterday, the state opened the second round of applications for its small business COVID-19 relief program. This application round will continue until Monday, February...
CalChamber Urges Pull Back of Emergency COVID-19 Emergency Regulations
The California Chamber of Commerce urged the California Legislature yesterday to correct a series of costly COVID-19 workplace mandates imposed through an emergency regulation...
We’ll Need to Replace the Gas Tax in Transition to ZEVs
It’s full steam ahead for the Newsom administration’s zero-emission vehicle strategy. But this enthusiasm for a new generation of automobile technology may degrade the...
Policy Briefing – Workers’ Compensation – Beyond COVID
(January 29, 2021) Moderated by Ashley Hoffman, CalChamber policy advocate, the briefing featured presentations by experts on workers’ compensation and how presumptions on whether a...
CalChamber Posts Policy Briefings Online; Briefings on Housing, Data Security Available Now
Many important policy discussions will be taking place this year and to prepare for this, the California Chamber of Commerce has been hosting a...
California-UK After Brexit: Prospects for Partnership
California-United Kingdom relations following the latter’s exit from the European Union will be the focus of an international virtual event hosted by the California...
Most Popular Questions From HR Seminar
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank and employment law experts Bianca Saad and Matthew...
Webinar Recap: Common Labor Violations to Avoid
Last Friday, representatives from the California Labor Commissioner’s Office joined the CalChamber in a free live webinar to educate employers on common wage-and-hour violations...
Public Health Officials Lift Regional Stay at Home Order for All Regions
Conditions Improving Statewide, Allowing Most Counties to Return
to Most Strict (Purple) Tier of Blueprint for a Safer Economy
With Pandemic Far from Over, Californians Urged...
Streamlined Work Sharing Program Offers Alternative to Layoffs
As California businesses continue to struggle to maintain their workforces during COVID-related closing and reopenings, employers should keep in mind California’s underutilized work share...
Policy Briefing – Tax Fatigue
(January 22, 2021) Moderated by Preston Young, CalChamber policy advocate, the briefing featured presentations by experts on state and local tax impacts, plus a study...
Policy Briefing – Consumer Privacy and Innovation
(January 15, 2021) Moderated by Shoeb Mohammed, CalChamber policy advocate, the briefing featured presentations by experts on the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the...
State on Track to Vaccinate Californians Over 65 by June
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) expanded the availability of the COVID-19 vaccine to people over the age of 65 after frontline health care...
After COVID-19, Drought Threat Still Looms
California is enveloped in balmy weather that’s more like spring than mid-winter — and that’s not a good thing.
We have seen only scant rain...