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Shared Values Form Core of Australia-California Partnerships on Climate, New Technology
Multiple connections enhance continuing strong economic relations between Australia, the United States and California, Ambassador Jane Duke, Consul General of Australia in Los Angeles,...
CalChamber Urges Governor to Veto New Water Quality Permit Requirement Bill
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that could subject a wide range of businesses and other facilities, such as office buildings, warehouses, hospitals, and...
CalChamber Urges Governor to Veto Call Center Relocation Bill
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that will deter companies from creating jobs in California is awaiting action by Governor Gavin Newsom.
The proposal, AB...
CalChamber Urges Governor to Sign Manufacturing Tax Credit Proposal
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that promotes investment in the next generation of manufacturing and encourages production in California awaits action by the...
California’s Heat Wave: Cal/OSHA Inspections, Keeping Outdoor Workers Safe
As Californians across the state suffer from the current heat wave, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has notified employers in construction, agriculture, tree-trimming,...
CalChamber Urges Governor to Sign Sustainable Aviation Fuel Incentive Bill
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that will incentivize sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production and utilization in California awaits action by the Governor.
The proposal,...
Update on COVID Paid Sick Leave
AB 152 (Committee on Budget) COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave passed the Legislature on August 31 and awaits action by the Governor.
The bill establishes the COVID-19...
Climate Change Job Killer Bills: 1 Stopped; 1 Goes to Governor
On the final day of the session, Assembly members heeded the concerns raised by the California Chamber of Commerce and a coalition of more...
Statewide Heatwave Prompts Call to Conserve Energy to Avert Power Outages
With triple-digit temperatures in much of California and the West, state officials are expecting high electricity demand, primarily from air conditioning use, and are...
Job Killer Bill Stopped in Final Hours of Session; Bill to Re-License Diablo Canyon...
In the final hours of the legislative session, CalChamber advocates and a large coalition of allies were successful in stopping a last minute climate-related...
End of Session Update: 2 Rushed Climate-Related Job Killer Bills Await Action
Two California Chamber of Commerce job killer bills that will lead to excessive costs and jeopardize thousands of high paying jobs in the state...
CalChamber-Supported Manufacturing Tax Credit, Public Contracting Bills Head to Governor
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that will expand manufacturing tax credits and another that will promote equity in public contracting passed the Legislature...
AB 257 Amendments Raise Significant Concerns, Including Whether the Council’s Broad Authority is Constitutional
For the first time ever, an unelected council will both set sweeping standards for a specific industry’s wages, hours, and working conditions that prevail...
CalChamber Adds Threat to State Oil/Gas Employment to Job Killer List
Legislation threatening state oil and gas development operations and employment in related industries has been added to the job killer list.
SB 1137 (Lena Gonzalez;...
CalChamber Tags Rushed Climate Change Bill a Job Killer
The California Chamber of Commerce has labeled a last-minute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction proposal a job killer.
The bill, AB 2133 (Quirk; D-Hayward), was...
School’s Back in Session: Recap of Leaves Available to Working Parents
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Labor and Employment Vice President Bianca Saad and CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts provide a...
AB 257 Will Increase Prices on Consumers; Faces Key Vote in Senate
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that will increase prices at counter-service restaurants and further burden working families faces a vote in the California...
AB 1951 Critical for California’s Economic Future; Each Manufacturing Job Supports 2.5 Other Jobs
The California Chamber of Commerce is urging approval of AB 1951, a tax credit bill that will promote investment in the next generation of...
CalChamber Urges Careful Deliberation on Governor’s Contentious Climate Package
The time remaining in the legislative session is inadequate for the necessary full discussion of the climate proposals the Governor issued last week, the...
SB 1149 Would Upend Intellectual Property Rights, Expose California Companies to Piracy
California’s economic success can be credited to two often-related advantages: a skilled workforce and a culture of innovation.
Our workforce has been nurtured by the...