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California Business Outlook Kicks Off on June 4
International trade and tariffs, climate change and retail theft are among the topics to be featured tomorrow when business leaders from throughout the state...
CalChamber Joins Coalition Lawsuit to Halt Illegal Beverage Tax in Santa Cruz
The California Chamber of Commerce joined a coalition of grocers, retailers, beverage distributors and restaurant owners last week in a lawsuit filed in Sacramento...
Trump Tariffs Remain Despite Legal Challenge
Consecutive rulings by two U.S. courts this week have left in place until later in June the global tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump.
On...
Employers, Don’t Overlook Your Annual Workplace Violence Prevention Obligations
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Labor and Employment General Counsel Bianca Saad and CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts discuss what...
Recap of Assembly Fiscal Committee Actions on CalChamber Priority Bills
Last Friday, the Assembly Appropriations Committee stopped a number of bills opposed by the California Chamber of Commerce because of affordability concerns, including two...
Recap of Senate Fiscal Committee Actions on CalChamber Priority Bills
Action by the Senate Appropriations Committee last Friday showed that legislators heeded business concerns about costs in some cases, but continued to move other...
Senate Fiscal Committee Passes Bill Undermining PAGA Reform
Legislation opposed by the California Chamber of Commerce and a large coalition as a Cost Driver that would undermine a historic 2024 agreement between...
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UK Ready to Do Business with California
The British Government promised to make the United Kingdom the best country to do business. We are delivering. This month, our economy received three...
Foundation Hosts Briefing on Real-World Uses of Open Source AI
The real-world uses of open source artificial intelligence (AI) in health care, public services, national security and small business operations were the focus of...
Travel Outlook: California Tourism Projected to Decline Following Strong 2024
May is California Tourism Month — a time to recognize one of the most dynamic engines of the state’s economy: the travel and tourism...
Furloughs, Layoffs, Reducing Work Hours During Economic Uncertainty
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts, Senior Employment Law Counsel Erika Barbara and Employment Law Subject Matter...
CalChamber Expands Executive Team with Seasoned Comms Strategist
The California Chamber of Commerce has expanded its executive team with the hiring of seasoned communications strategist John Myers as the new senior vice...
CalChamber, CMTA Back Proposed Extension of Climate Change Program
Cap-and-Trade Continues to Offer Reliable Opportunity for Economic Growth and Climate Action
This week, Governor Gavin Newsom included in his revised state budget plan a...
CalChamber Comments on Governor’s May Revise Budget Proposal
Following Governor Gavin Newsom’s revised state budget announcement yesterday, CalChamber President and CEO Jennifer Barrera issued the following statement:
“The revised budget plan addresses a...
May 16 Webinar to Look at Recruiting and Hiring New Employees
Recruiting and hiring new employees will be the focus of a free webinar this Friday, May 16 presented by the California Office of the...
New US-UK Trade Deal Aims to Boost Export Opportunities for Businesses
On May 8 — the 80th anniversary of Victory Day for World War II — President Donald J. Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer...
How Privacy Agency’s Proposed AI Regulations Would Affect California Businesses
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts, Covington & Burling LLP Partner Lindsey Tonsager and Covington & Burling...
Cost Driver Creating New Reasons to Sue for Consumer-Friendly Pricing Awaits Assembly Action
Legislation identified by the California Chamber of Commerce as a Cost Driver that will hurt existing consumer-friendly pricing practices passed an Assembly policy committee...
CalChamber-Opposed Bills Dead for Year
California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bills on a variety of subjects have missed this year’s deadline to move from legislative policy to fiscal committees and...