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Tariff Tumult Continues in April, Board game company fights unconstitutional tariffs, A dozen states sue the Trump administration to stop tariff policy, There is a huge amount of uncertainty in the global economy, IMF chief economist says - Video, Trump signs executive order seeking to revitalize US shipbuilding, The United States Hosts Signing of Declaration of Principles Between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Government of Rwanda, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says Trump reached deal to ease auto tariffs,California Overtakes Japan to Become Fourth Largest Economy in World

Legislation that will have a negative impact on pharmacy network designs and increase health care costs for employers and employees is scheduled to be...

Among the many California Chamber of Commerce priority bills scheduled for legislative hearings this week are the following CalChamber-opposed Cost Driver proposals. Monday, April 28 SB...

As many as 100 governments around the world have indicated an interest in negotiating tariffs with the Trump administration following the rapid series of...

A broad business coalition had an early victory yesterday in the California State Senate, when the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee voted down SB...

A bill strongly supported by the California Chamber of Commerce as a Cost Cutter that will reduce energy costs for Californians won unanimous support...

Legislation opposed by the California Chamber of Commerce and a large coalition as a Cost Driver that undermines a painstaking negotiation by business and labor to reach a historic agreement to reform the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) is scheduled to be considered by the Senate Judiciary Committee today.

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts, Senior Employment Law Counsel Erika Barbara and Employment Law Subject Matter...

In response to ongoing news and announcements related to the Federal Administration’s actions on tariffs, and the Governor and Attorney General’s recent lawsuit challenging...

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts and Senior Employment Law Counsel Erika Barbara cover common mistakes employers...

Employers have many legal obligations when they learn that an employee is expecting a child, including notifying employees of their leave rights, providing accommodations...

Three bills identified by the California Chamber of Commerce as Cost Drivers are scheduled to be considered today by the Senate Labor, Public Employment...

Trump Orders New ‘Reciprocal Tariffs’, Reciprocal Tariff Calculations, World leaders react to Trump's tariffs, Trump threatens additional 50 percent tariffs on China as markets slump, Report to the President on the America First Trade Policy Executive Summary, Further Amendment to Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People’s Republic of China as Applied to Low-Value Imports, Senate Republicans nudge Trump's trade chief for a tariff end game, Statement from Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the WTO, EU offers Trump removal of all industrial tariffs, Trump’s tariffs may hurt CA’s budget

Two bills identified by the California Chamber of Commerce as Cost Drivers are among the many CalChamber priority bills scheduled to be considered by...

The California Chamber of Commerce joined more than 300 other organizations last week in urging the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to...

President Donald Trump’s trade policy announcements continued to create uncertainty this week, as well as affecting consumer prices, the stock market and consumer confidence. On...

Rebrands Job Killer title to reflect CalChamber’s commitment to ‘good jobs, affordable living’ Yesterday, the California Chamber of Commerce announced its Affordability Agenda, a bold...

Rebrands Job Killer title to reflect CalChamber’s commitment to ‘good jobs, affordable living’ For more than two decades, CalChamber has issued the “Job Killer” list,...

More information to evaluate the full impact of federal tariffs and reciprocal tariffs on the California economy will become available if a California Chamber...

Challenges/Opportunities for California’s Trading Relationships Across the Americas, US auto tariffs shake global industry as price hikes, job losses loom, Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts into the United States, Coalition Urges U.S. Trade Rep to Refrain from Imposing Proposed Anti-China Action, Farmers, Dockhands and Shipowners Fight Against U.S. Fees on Chinese Ships, The Transatlantic Economy 2025, Update on the Business Secretary's meeting with US Administration, USTR Releases 2025 National Trade Estimate Report, Readout of Ambassador Jamieson Greer’s Meeting with China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng, Showdown Over CK Hutchison’s $22.8B Port Sale Threatens China’s Pro-Business Push