U.S. Chamber Analysis: $5.6 Billion in California Exports Target in Trade Retaliation
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce yesterday released an analysis showing the state-by-state impact of retaliatory tariffs from China, the European Union, Mexico, and Canada,...
Cal/OSHA Reminder: Protect Outdoor Workers from Heat Illness
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) is reminding employers to protect their outdoor workers from heat illness as temperatures reach triple...
New Recycling/Composting Requirements Moving in Legislature
Legislation imposing new recycling and composting requirements for disposable food service packaging at certain state facilities passed an Assembly policy committee this week despite...
Governor Signs Budget; Approves Three CalChamber-Supported Bills
Yesterday, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed his final budget, which included three California Chamber of Commerce-supported budget trailer bills that incorporated language from...
CalChamber-Opposed Bill Imposes Additional, Conflicting Mandate on Employers
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill creating another pathway of costly litigation against employers will be considered by the Senate Labor and Industrial Relations...
Job Killer Update: Two Employment-Related Bills in Committee Today
The Assembly Judiciary Committee today will consider two California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killers, one dealing with disclosing pay data and the other about...
NLRB Poised to Revisit Joint Employer Standard
As the saying goes, history often repeats itself as the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) demonstrates. In May, NLRB Chairman John F. Ring announced that the...
Senate Committee OKs First Step Toward Reliable Regional Energy Grid
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that will promote energy efficiency and grid reliability won approval from a Senate policy committee this week.
AB 813 (Holden;...
Indoor Heat Illness Rule: CalChamber-Led Coalition Proposes Additional Clarity
A California Chamber of Commerce-led coalition has submitted a fourth set of comments on a fourth draft of the Cal/OSHA proposed draft indoor heat...
Job Killer Update: Health Care Treatment Mandate Amended, Removed from List
As a result of recent amendments, a California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill has been removed from the job killer list.
AB 2384 (Arambula; D-Kingsburg) was...
Coalition Fights Expansion of Employment Litigation
Trial Attorneys Benefit from Agreement Ban
The California Chamber of Commerce and a large coalition of employer groups and local chambers of commerce are opposing a job...
California Court of Appeal Upholds Lead Safe Harbor Under Proposition 65
The legal fight over the validity of the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) “safe harbor” for lead may finally be over for...
Governor Signs Bill Clarifying Cleaning Product Right to Know Act
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. this week signed a California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that clarifies the Cleaning Product Right to Know Act approved last...
CalChamber-Opposed Bill Will Increase Energy Costs
Legislation that will lead to increased energy costs has passed the Senate, is under consideration in the Assembly and is opposed by the California...
Trade Report: State Exports Continue Growth Trajectory Despite Policy Turmoil
California’s merchandise export trade largely shrugged off the current turmoil over trade policies and kept growing in April, according to a Beacon Economics analysis...
Opposition Stops Retroactive Liability for Product Manufacturers, Distributors
A coalition led by the California Chamber of Commerce has stopped legislation that would have created an extraordinary new scheme of product liability resulting...
Voters Agree with CalChamber: Support Props. 68, 69, 71 and 72; Prop. 70 Trailing
California voters agree with California Chamber of Commerce positions, passing CalChamber-supported Propositions 68, 69, 71 and 72. CalChamber-supported Proposition 70 is behind in the...
Job Killer Update: Five Bills Pass to Second House
Friday was the deadline for bills to pass the house in which they were introduced. Only five job killer bills subject to the first...
CalChamber Recognizes Business Leaders from Chico, Torrance
Small Business Advocate of the Year Award
The California Chamber of Commerce honored business executives from Chico and Torrance last week with its 2018 Small...
Five CalChamber-Supported Job Creators Move to Floors
Five California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator bills have advanced to the Senate and Assembly floors following the May 25 deadline to pass the...