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Former CalChamber Board Chair Assumes Role as U.S. Comptroller of the Currency
Joseph M. Otting, 2015 chair of the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, is scheduled to be sworn in as U.S. Comptroller of...
CalChamber, Coalition Warns Proposed Regulations Create New Grounds for Litigation
The California Chamber of Commerce and other employer groups are opposing proposed regulations mandating employers respond with job titles and wage information to what...
Another Holiday Season, Another Delay at the Airport. Take Air Traffic Control Away from...
The aviation industry has always played a major role in California’s economy, which leads the nation in economic output associated with air travel. Allan...
Rate of Nonfatal Work Injuries, Illnesses in California at Lowest Level in a Decade
The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) recently posted California’s 2016 occupational injury and illness summary data on employer-reported injuries.
According to estimates provided by the...
Senate Panel Approves Republican Tax Plan
Hours after the House Republicans passed a tax bill Thursday, the Senate Finance Committee approved their tax bill, pushing it closer to a full...
IRS: Plan Now to Use Health Flexible Spending Arrangements in 2018
The Internal Revenue Service is reminding eligible employees that now is the time to begin planning to take full advantage of their employer’s health...
CalChamber Releases List of New Employment Laws Affecting Businesses in 2018
SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Chamber of Commerce today released the list of new employment laws scheduled to take effect in 2018 or beyond...
CalChamber Releases List of New Employment Laws Affecting Businesses in 2018
The California Chamber of Commerce has released the list of new employment laws scheduled to take effect in 2018 and beyond that will affect...
Law Requires Electronic Filing/Payment of Payroll Taxes
The California Chamber of Commerce is reminding employers with nine or fewer employees that they will be required to electronically submit employment tax returns,...
Trade Report: California Exports Edge Upwards
California’s export trade grew in September, according to a Beacon Economics analysis of U.S. trade statistics released November 3 by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Foreign...
CalChamber Poll Finds Voters Open to a Middle Lane
Last week in this space we summarized the findings of the Third Annual CalChamber Poll, which found California voters generally anxious about the future....
CalChamber Blog Highlights Synergies with California on Israel Trip
At the invitation of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, California Chamber of Commerce Vice President of International Affairs Susanne T. Stirling joined a small...
CalChamber Issues Vote Record on Major Business Bills 2017
The California Chamber of Commerce has released a report of California legislators’ floor votes for the first year of the 2017-18 legislative session, focusing...
GOP Lawmakers Release U.S. Tax Code Revamp
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives this week released their plan for rewriting the federal tax code.
Depending on one’s business or personal situation,...
New 2018 Exempt Classification Rates
California’s Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) announced rate changes for the computer software employee exemption and the licensed physician and surgeon exemption. The new rates take...
32 CalChamber Members Featured on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies List
Thirty-two California Chamber of Commerce member companies have been selected by Fortune as among the 100 best companies to work for in 2017.
Now in...
CalChamber Poll Finds Voters’ Concerns at Odds with Political Leaders
Californians are anxious.
The economy is growing, the state budget is balanced and the rains have resumed. Yet California voters are apprehensive about the future....
2017 Israel Trip Blog – About Israel
About Israel
Israel boasts a highly advanced market economy that consists of a rapidly growing high-tech sector that is supported by a strong venture capital...
2017 Israel Trip Blog – Arriving in Israel
Arriving in Israel
After a nearly 14-hour flight on United Airlines’ relatively new direct flight, inaugurated April 2016, from SFO to Ben Gurion International Airport...
2017 Israel Trip Blog – Day 0
Israel Trip - Day 0
Jaffa
I had the day to myself before the trip officially started with the U.S. Chamber the following day. I walked...