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Annual Meeting

AlertOctober 23, 2026

In compliance with Article III of the bylaws, notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the members of the California Chamber of Commerce will be held on Friday, December 4, 2026.

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US Trade Representative Begins Prelude to 2027 Review of US-Mexico-Canada Pact

AlertOctober 23, 2026

The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is beginning a public consultation process in advance of the 2027 annual joint review meeting of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

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Essential Workplace Cybersecurity Training Now Available

The California Chamber of Commerce is offering an online training program that will help improve employers’ understanding and awareness of cybersecurity practices, helping to mitigate the risk of cyberattacks through a combination of hands-on exercises, assessments, and real-world scenarios.

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October 29, 2024

Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) Reform FAQs Published

The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) recently published Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) and its recent reforms, providing an overview of how those reforms modify PAGA claims and procedures. The PAGA FAQs include who can bring PAGA claims, what can be recovered in a lawsuit, claim procedures, the cure process and settlements.

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October 24, 2024

Survey: Californians Recognize Importance of Global Connections

An overwhelming belief that international and domestic affairs are interconnected is evident in a just-released global affairs survey.

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October 23, 2024

Online Ads Highlight How Prop. 32 Will Increase Costs for Families, Business

Ads appearing on social media focus on cost increases Californians will face if voters approve Proposition 32, the minimum wage increase on the November ballot.

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October 22, 2024

California’s Voting Leave Requirements for Employers

The next general election is Tuesday, November 5, 2024 — and employers need to make sure they comply with California’s voting leave requirements. Employers must post a notice and provide voting leave to their eligible employees.

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October 21, 2024

California Health Care Workers Get Pay Hike

Many California health care workers got a pay bump on October 16 under delayed implementation of a state law that will gradually increase their wages to at least $25 an hour.

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October 18, 2024

Minimum Fuel Inventories Bill Signed into Law

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Legislation authorizing the California Energy Commission (CEC) to require refineries to maintain minimum transportation fuel inventories was signed into law this week.

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October 18, 2024

Inflation Is Easing, but Risks Remain to Californians’ Income Growth

The latest data from the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) show that inflation is easing, coming in at 2.4% last Thursday.

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October 14, 2024

Governor Vetoes Bill Stifling Free Market Transactions for Health Care Entities

Governor Gavin Newsom recently vetoed an Assembly bill opposed by the California Chamber of Commerce that would have harmed access to health care by cutting off needed private funding for health care providers.

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October 11, 2024

Honeywell: Shaping the Future Across Industries Around the World

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Honeywell is an integrated operating company serving a broad range of industries and geographies around the world. The business is aligned with three powerful megatrends that are shaping modern life — automation, the future of aviation and the energy transition — to drive accelerated innovation that will help solve the world’s toughest sustainability and digitalization challenges.

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October 11, 2024

Parties Suspend East Coast/Gulf Ports Strike with Contract Extension to January 2025

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On Thursday, October 3, three days after the strike began, joint statements from the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) management group, representing shipping lines, terminal operators and port authorities, announced a tentative agreement that extends the current master contract to January 15, 2025.

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October 11, 2024

New Report Finds California Motion Picture and TV Industry Dynamic and Competitive

As the California Law Revision Commission (CLRC) meets today for another deep dive on competition issues, a newly-released report has found that California’s motion picture and television industry (aka the “audiovisual industry”) is robustly competitive. Prepared by Compass Lexecon at the behest of the Motion Picture Association, the findings repudiate a CLRC Working Group’s conclusion that the audiovisual sector is implicitly uncompetitive because it is “overly concentrated.”

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October 10, 2024