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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...
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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...
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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...
Legislative staffers and AI experts at a California Foundation for Commerce and Education-hosted briefing and discussion on open source AI on May 20, 2025.

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...
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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...
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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 Drivers

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...
Cost Cutters

Cost Cutter Work Opportunity Tax Credit Bill Moves in Assembly

Cost Cutter legislation that helps small businesses who choose to give a second chance to previously incarcerated individuals is moving in the California Assembly. AB...
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Low-Value Imports from China, Hong Kong No Longer Duty-Free

Starting May 2, President Donald Trump ended duty-free de minimis treatment for low-value imports from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Hong Kong....