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Federal Trade Program Saving Businesses Millions Back in Force
The $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill signed by the President on March 23, averting a government shutdown, includes language renewing a federal trade program...
CalChamber President Statement on Passing of Nancy McFadden, Longtime Top Adviser to Governor
California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Allan Zaremberg released the following statement today on the passing of Nancy McFadden, executive secretary and chief...
Tariff on Chinese Imports Clouds Trade/Investment Gathering
As President Donald R. Trump’s intention of imposing tariffs on $50 billion of exports from China loomed like a cloud, the Chinese Consul General,...
CalChamber-Backed Bill Helps Minimize California Waste
An Assembly policy committee gave near-unanimous approval this week to a California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that will reduce the number of surplus household...
Chambers Urge Stronger Link Between Career Technical Education Funding, Workforce Needs
The California Chamber of Commerce and a coalition of local chambers of commerce are asking legislators to broaden the criteria for career technical education...
Federal Tax Reform Means More Business Taxes for California
California’s corporate tax base may increase by up to 12% as a result of federal tax reform legislation, according to a study recently released by...
U.S., State Economic Stability Contrasts with Turmoil on Social, Political Fronts
An array of evidence points to the fact that the California economy has been humming along nicely, and that is expected to continue in...
CalChamber Announces Opposition to Pending Initiative Proposals
The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has taken positions on the following initiative proposals, which have not yet qualified for the ballot:
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CalChamber Announces Positions on Pending Initiative Proposals
The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has taken positions on the following initiative proposals, which have not yet qualified for the ballot:
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U.S. Commerce Report: California Maintains Position as Top Exporting State
The U.S. Department of Commerce now has 2017 trade statistics available through the International Trade Administration’s (ITA) “Trade Stats Express.”
In 2017, California exported $171.9...
Indoor Heat Illness Rules: Keeping Up the Pressure
Latest Draft Still Too Complex, Burdensome
While the latest version of the Cal/OSHA proposed draft indoor heat illness rule is improved over prior versions, a...
California Supreme Court Issues Worker Friendly Overtime Ruling
Overtime pay in California is based on the employee’s “regular rate of pay,” which is not always an employee’s normal hourly wage and must...
Ontario, California Businesses Push for NAFTA Renewal
In a show of cross-border business bonding, the Chambers of Commerce in both California and Ontario have come together to publicly support ongoing trade...
CalChamber Announces Positions on Propositions 71, 72
Recaps Propositions On All June Ballot Measures
The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors recently voted to support Propositions 71 and 72 on the...
Seventh Round of NAFTA Negotiations Concludes
The seventh round of negotiations have concluded in Mexico City, Mexico, and the negotiators report closing three additional chapters of the North America Free...
Urge President Trump Not to Finalize Stand-Alone Steel/Aluminum Tariff
(Post has been updated to reflect the Presidential Proclamation signed March 8)
The California Chamber of Commerce has deep concerns over the impact that a...
IRS, FBI Warn Employers to Beware of W-2 Phishing Scam
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently warned payroll and human resources professionals of a dangerous Form W-2...
EEO-1 Reports Must Be Filed by March 31
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has completed mailing notification letters for the 2017 EEO-1 survey.
EEO-1 Survey
Federal law requires all private employers with 100...
DACA Decision: California Employer Update
The Supreme Court’s recent denial of a Trump administration bid to expedite a legal challenge to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program...
Seven Ballot Initiatives Threaten Business Climate
Voters may face as many as seven ballot measures damaging to California’s business and political climate in November. Any one of these measures should...