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Job Killer Bill Banning Employer Speech Stopped for the Year; Other Worrisome Bills Stall...
Effective opposition led by the California Chamber of Commerce has stopped SB 399, a job killer bill that stifles employer speech, from advancing this...
Australia-California Synergy on Climate Earns Praise
The California Chamber of Commerce this week joined the Australian government and California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) in presenting an...
Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights Public Hearing Scheduled for August 29
On August 29, the State Board of Equalization (BOE) will hold its annual public hearing on property taxes and the Alcoholic Beverage Tax to...
Onerous Emissions Tracking Bill to Be Heard in Assembly Committee Today
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that will burden California’s businesses by imposing onerous and unnecessary climate-related reporting requirements is expected to be heard...
CalChamber-Opposed Workplace Violence Bill Is Unworkable for Small Employers
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that increases business costs and establishes a one-size-fits-all workplace violence regulation on all California employers is scheduled to...
Key Bills to Be Heard This Week as Legislators Reconvene From Summer Recess
With the summer recess over, California legislators returned to the Capitol today with a month to act on more than 900 bills.
Senate and Assembly...
Foreign Direct Investment in California Bouncing Back Despite Global Crises
California gained 271 foreign-owned enterprises last year after years of losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent report.
In 2022, an estimated...
California’s 2024 Minimum Wage Increases to $16 Per Hour
On Monday, July 31, the California Department of Finance Director Joe Stephenshaw officially certified that beginning January 1, 2024, California’s minimum wage will increase...
Joby Rolls Out First Aircraft from Production Line
This article is a part of a series of profiles of CalChamber member companies that are contributing to the state’s economic strength and ability...
CalChamber Convenes Big City Chambers Coalition
On Friday, August 4, the California Chamber of Commerce convened the first meeting of its California Big City Chambers Coalition, a leadership group of...
Assembly Bill Sets Rules on Paper Receipts, Presents Challenges to Deterring Retail Theft
A problematic Assembly bill that imposes onerous rules on the use of paper receipts will be acted upon in the Senate Appropriations Committee when...
CalChamber-Opposed Bill Lowers Voter Threshold to Increase Property Taxes
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that lowers the voter threshold to increase local taxes, including property taxes, awaits action by the Assembly Appropriations...
Manufacturing Tax Credit Expansion Bill Would Create Jobs, Bring Investment to California
A California Chamber of Commerce job creator bill that provides an economic incentive for manufacturers to invest in and expand their production capabilities in...
CalChamber-Opposed State-Run Health Care Bill Is Costly, Would Disrupt Californians’ Health Care
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that launches the state toward establishing an expensive and untested state-run health care system has been placed on...
CalChamber-Opposed Climate Reporting Bills Create Challenges for Businesses
Two California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bills that will burden California's businesses by imposing onerous and unnecessary climate-related reporting requirements await action by the Assembly...
CalChamber Supported Bill Helps Voters, Clarifies Local Bond Measures
Californians regularly face local ballot measures proposing general obligation bonds to pay for parks, schools, and other local facilities—paid for by increasing local property...
Free 2023 Midyear Employment Law White Paper
In California, there’s no “slow season” when it comes to employment laws and human resources. Why is that? Because even when the statutory changes...
Trending Topics on the Labor Law Helpline: Remote Work Expense Reimbursements, Pet Bereavement Leave...
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law experts Matthew Roberts and Ellen Savage discuss some of the latest labor and employment...
UPS Reaches Tentative Contract with 340,000 Unionized Workers, Potentially Dodging Calamitous Strike
UPS has reached a tentative contract with its 340,000-person union, potentially averting a strike that threatened to disrupt package deliveries for millions of businesses and...
San Francisco Preparing to Host Asia-Pacific Leaders Meeting This Fall
San Francisco Mayor London Breed is preparing the city to host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders Meeting this November and has announced honorary...