CalChamber Offers Recommendations to Fire Up California’s Economic Recovery
Setting liability limits for employers facing lawsuits over COVID-19 exposure, postponing the 2021 minimum wage hike, and expediting retraining programs for unemployed workers are...
Politics During a Pandemic Leads to Victories for GOP Candidates
California held two runoff special elections on May 12 that produced lopsided wins for the Republican candidates in districts where voter registration, at least...
Job Killer Update: AB 2501 Added to List, 1 Bill Stalled, 1 Bill Removed
A job killer bill that will significantly restrict Californians’ ability to access home and auto loans by placing onerous burdens on lenders, which will...
Job Killer Update: AB 2501 Added to List, 1 Bill Stalled, 1 Bill Removed
The California Chamber of Commerce today added AB 2501 (Limón; D-Santa Barbara) to its Job Killer list.
The bill requires lenders to maintain home and...
Governor Lays Out Plan for Solving Record State Budget Deficit
Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed solving a record budget deficit by tapping reserves, borrowing money from special funds, deferring spending and raising some targeted...
CalChamber Releases 2020 Job Killer List
The California Chamber of Commerce released its annual job killer list yesterday, which includes 10 bills that threaten California’s economic recovery and would hurt...
CalChamber Releases 2020 Job Killer List
The California Chamber of Commerce today released its annual job killer list, which includes 10 bills that threaten California’s economic recovery and would hurt...
Open for Business: ‘Lower-Risk’ Businesses May Reopen Today
Lower-risk workplaces and businesses such as clothing stores, florists and manufacturers may reopen today with adaptations as California enters the first phase of Stage...
CalChamber Issues Statement on Governor’s Workers’ Compensation Announcement
The California Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement following Governor Gavin Newsom’s briefing today:
"It appears that the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program provides federally...
Small Employers and New Emergency FMLA
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank, and employment law expert Jennifer Shaw discuss the...
Science Provides Hope for COVID-19
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber President and CEO Allan Zaremberg, and Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Chief Medical Officer...
CalChamber President and CEO Allan Zaremberg Named to Governor’s Business/Jobs Recovery Task Force
California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Allan Zaremberg will join four former governors and other high-level advisers on an economic recovery task force...
Six Factors Will Determine When California’s Economy Can Begin to Reopen
Governor Gavin Newsom yesterday outlined the six key indicators that will guide California’s decision on when to modify stay-at-home orders and slowly begin reopening...
CalChamber President Issues Statement on Departure of Governor’s Key Business Adviser
Following news that Lenny Mendonca, director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, will step down from his role as one of...
California Primary Election: An Initial Review of Results
California’s grand political experiment to become relevant in the Democratic presidential primary process appears to have worked.
With California as a Super Tuesday state, California...
CalChamber Takes Position on November Ballot Measures
The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has taken the following positions on upcoming ballot measures:
SUPPORT: Reducing Crime and Keeping California Safe Act...
CalChamber Board Votes to Support Crime Reduction Measure; Oppose Rent Control, Medical Damage Cap...
The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors last Friday voted to support a ballot measure that would reduce crime, and oppose two measures,...
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The legislative session...
California’s Newsom Calls for Ongoing Funds to Ease Homelessnesss
Governor Gavin Newsom largely devoted his State of the State address to the crisis that’s left California with the most homeless people in the...
Job Killer Update: 10 Bills Stopped, 2 Bills Advance
Ten California Chamber of Commerce job killer bills carried over from last year’s legislative session are dead for the year after missing a key...