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CalChamber Podcast: Go-Go Economy Fuels Record State Budget Surplus
Thanks to the hard work of employers and businesses, the state has seen excellent growth and is flush with revenue.
On this episode of The...
Strong California Economy, Jobs Depend on Worldwide Free Trade, Investment
With trade being a top tier national issue, the California Chamber of Commerce continues to communicate its international trade priorities to secure a national...
Job Creator Fostering Technological Innovation Wins OK from Assembly Fiscal Committee
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator bill that encourages technological innovation is awaiting action by the Assembly after passing that house’s fiscal committee...
Job Killers Held in Legislative Fiscal Committees
Strong opposition from the California Chamber of Commerce and its pro-jobs allies prevented four job killer bills from advancing beyond legislative fiscal committees yesterday.
The...
12 Job Killer Bills Await Action by Legislative Fiscal Committees
The fate of 12 bills identified by the California Chamber of Commerce as job killers depends on decisions today by fiscal committees in the...
CalChamber Podcast: Texting in the Workplace and Other Cautionary Employment Tales
Finding novel ways to increase efficiency or prevent workplace harassment can create serious problems for employers if not properly executed or thought out.
In this...
CalChamber Reiterates Support for U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement
The California Chamber of Commerce reminded the state’s representatives in Congress this week of the importance of the pending U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to the...
U.S. Senators Vote to Unleash Full Potential of Export-Import Bank After Nearly 4 Years
In a bipartisan vote last week, the U.S. Senate confirmed three members for the Export-Import Bank Board of Directors to restore the export credit...
Robust State Budget, Key Programs Rely on Private Sector Success
Taxes continue to pour into the state treasury, like spring snowmelt into Lake Oroville. Thanks to the engine of California’s private economy – the...
Gavin Newsom’s California Budget Spends Big and Saves More in ‘Extraordinary Moment’
America’s long economic expansion is still filling California tax coffers, enabling Gov. Gavin Newsom to spend more money on homeless aid and emergency preparation...
Amendments Put Balance in Former Job Killer Bill
Legislation that began as a targeted mandate increasing transportation costs has been amended at the urging of the California Chamber of Commerce and its...
New Podcast: Marijuana and the Workplace
In the newest episode of CalChamber’s podcast, The Workplace, CalChamber General Counsel and Executive Vice President Erika Frank is joined by employment law attorney...
CalChamber Luncheon Highlights Challenges, Opportunities of Mexico-California Relationship
An international luncheon forum at the California Chamber of Commerce provided historical context and insights into the U.S. and California relationship with Mexico.
The Automobile...
CalChamber Names Retail Marketing Specialist as Grassroots Coordinator
The California Chamber of Commerce has named Natalie Leighton, a retail marketing specialist, to spearhead its grassroots program.
Leighton works closely with the CalChamber public...
CalChamber Urges U.S. Senators to Unleash Full Potential of Export-Import Bank
The California Chamber of Commerce is urging members to ask California’s two U.S. senators to support restoring a quorum to the Export-Import Bank.
On Thursday,...
Job Creator Housing Bill Narrowly Passes Senate Committee
Legislation identified by the California Chamber of Commerce as a job creator because it will minimize frivolous litigation that blocks infill housing projects won...
CalChamber Podcast: Proposed Expansion of Leaves of Absence Programs
CalChamber has released its 9th episode of The Workplace, a podcast on issues important to California employers and our economy. The subject of this week’s...
CalChamber Releases 2019 Job Creator List
The California Chamber of Commerce has released its list of Job Creator bills, calling attention to nine bills that will stimulate the economy and...
CalChamber-Sponsored Bill to Protect Businesses from Predatory Lawsuits Passes
Legislation sponsored by the California Chamber of Commerce to help educate businesses and protect them from predatory lawsuits passed an Assembly committee last week with unanimous...
Sweetened Beverage Bill Tabled, Workers’ Comp Bill Falls Short
Two more job killer bills failed to advance this week in the face of strong concern about their negative impacts.
• The author of AB 138...