Tag: Top Stories
15 CalChamber Member Companies Land on Orange County Top Workplaces List
Fifteen California Chamber of Commerce member companies were featured in the Orange County Business Journal “Best Places to Work in Orange County” rankings this...
Double-Pay Holiday Bill on Senate Floor
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that unfairly targets two classifications of employers, increases their costs, and creates a competitive disadvantage by forcing them...
Job Killer Vote Record: Key Wins; Battles Remain
Strong opposition from the California Chamber of commerce and allies has stopped a number of job killer bills, including two that failed in Assembly...
Experienced Litigator Joins CalChamber Advocacy Team
Karen Sarkissian, former partner in a nationally recognized firm of successful trial attorneys, has joined the California Chamber of Commerce as a policy advocate...
NLRB Expands Ability of Temp Workers to Organize
Following on the heels of last year’s expansive Browning-Ferris decision that redefined the joint-employer standard, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has now issued a...
Report: U.S., California Largest Recipients of Foreign Direct Investment
The United States is the world’s largest recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI), according to a recent report released by the U.S. Department of...
Three Job Creator Bills Still Alive for Final Month of Session
The Legislature will consider three California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator bills when they return from summer recess.
One bill is scheduled to be considered by...
Governor Signs CalChamber-Supported Bill
UPDATE: Late this morning Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed a California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that clarifies the employees for whom an employer...
Five CalChamber Members Creating Jobs with Help from Tax Credit
Five California Chamber of Commerce member companies have been selected by the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) as recipients for the...
CalChamber Reports on Status of Major Business Bills
Numerous business priorities remain to be considered when legislators reconvene after their summer recess, according to the California Chamber of Commerce summary of the...
28 CalChamber Member Companies Among Best Workplaces in San Francisco Bay Area
Twenty-eight California Chamber of Commerce member companies were recently selected as among the “Best Places to Work” in the Bay Area by the San...
Job Killer Update: Bill Eroding Housing Affordability Stopped
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer that would have eroded housing affordability is likely dead for the year following the recent legislative deadline for policy...
Report: 2015 a Difficult Year for Export-Import Bank
A recent report to Congress shows that 2015 was an especially challenging year for the U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank.
Since June 30, 2015, the Export-Import Bank...
CalChamber Member SearchPros Solutions Is U.S.Chamber’s DREAM BIG Small Firm
California Chamber of Commerce member SearchPros Solutions of Citrus Heights recently was named the 2016 DREAM BIG Small Business of the Year by the...
California Wins Competition for New Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute
A Los Angeles-based coalition will lead the newest institute to spur innovation in manufacturing in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy.
The Smart Manufacturing...
Career Technical Education Bill Moves in Assembly
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that will help the state meet future workforce needs passed an Assembly policy committee last week with unanimous support.
SB...
Signed State Budget Includes Changes to Private Attorneys General Act
Changes to the state’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) are part of the recently signed budget and accompanying trailer bills.
The Labor Code PAGA authorizes...
CalChamber, Business Community Opposition Stops Job Killer
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill that exposed businesses to costly litigation when goods are “substantially similar,” yet priced differently, was pulled...
Assembly Policy Committee Passes Job Killer
The Assembly Natural Resources Committee yesterday passed a job killer bill that could increase costs for California businesses, make them less competitive and discourage...
Expanded Panama Canal Opens to Transit
The $5.2 billion Panama Canal Expansion has opened to transit and will double the waterway’s cargo capacity, enhancing the canal’s efficiency, reliability and customer...