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...
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...
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...
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...
International Forum: California Continues to Blaze Trail in Trade
U.S. and California politics and trade priorities, global connections and the importance of exports were the topics discussed by an international trade expert, a...
CalChamber Board of Directors Takes Positions on Initiatives
The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has voted to oppose the three states initiative and the voter approval for increases in gas...
California Governor Brown Remarks at the 93rd Annual Sacramento Host Breakfast
(May 24, 2018) Remarks by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. at the 93rd Annual Sacramento Host Breakfast.
Terry MacRae at 93rd Annual Sacramento Host Breakfast
(May 24, 2018) Remarks by Terry MacRae, chair of the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and president and founder of Hornblower Cruises...
CalChamber Board of Directors Takes Positions on Initiatives
SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has voted to oppose the three states initiative and the voter approval for...
CalChamber Board Chair, Governor Address 93rd Annual Host Breakfast
Business, civic and legislative leaders gathered in Sacramento this morning for the 93rd annual Sacramento Host Breakfast featuring remarks from CalChamber Board Chair Terry...
Video: California Governor Jerry Brown – A Bolder Path
2019 Silver Telly Award Winner
At the 93nd Annual Sacramento Host Breakfast, CalChamber released a video highlighting the Governor’s record which shows how experience and...