Tag: Top Stories
U.S. Supreme Court Reverses State Court to Reinforce Arbitration to Resolve Disputes
Further emphasizing the federal policy favoring arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), the U.S. Supreme Court last week again reversed a California decision...
Task Force Recommends Pilot Program to Test Components of Highway User Fee
Administration Seeking Volunteers to Participate in Pilot Project
One of the few recent initiatives to improve California’s economic base was left undone when the Legislature...
State Job Growth Outpaces Nation; Inland Lags Behind Tech-Driven Coastal Areas
The state’s economic recovery has been extremely uneven, with the strongest growth coming along the coast, particularly in areas benefiting from the state’s leading...
Fed Raises Its Key Interest Rate From Record Low Near Zero
The Fed coupled its first rate hike in nine years with a signal that further increases will likely be made slowly as the economy...
21 CalChamber Member Companies Recognized as Best Places to Work in 2016
Twenty one California Chamber of Commerce member companies were chosen in a recent Glassdoor survey as some of the best places to work.
The Glassdoor...
CalChamber Board Votes to Oppose New Property Tax Initiative
The California Chamber of Commerce today announced that its Board of Directors has voted to oppose the Property Tax Surcharge to Fund Poverty Reduction...
California Work-Related Injury and Illness Rate Is Lowest in 13 Years
Cal/OSHA uses the survey data to “refine and strengthen workplace safety and health regulations.”
The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) released California’s 2014 Survey of...
President Signs CalChamber-Supported Ex-Im Bank Reauthorization
U.S. President Barack Obama has signed bipartisan legislation to resurrect the Export-Import Bank. This action will extend the bank’s charter by five years until...
CalChamber Elects 2016 Board Officers
The California Chamber of Commerce today announced the election of its new board officers, including Michael W. Murphy as 2016 chair of the CalChamber...
Californians Keep Cumulative Water Savings Above 25% Mandate
Californians have reduced water use by 27.1% since emergency conservation rules took effect in June, according to state officials.
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. mandated...
California Launches Campaign to Educate Individuals About State Earned Income Tax Credit
A coalition of California leaders—including community, faith, civic, labor and business leaders—yesterday launched CalEITC4me, a statewide campaign to ensure the first-ever California Earned Income...
California Supreme Court Issues Blow to Major So Cal Green Development
Yesterday, the California Supreme Court issued a disappointing decision in Center for Biological Diversity et al, v. California Department of Fish and Wildlife and...
CalChamber Attends Annual National Export Council Forum
Susanne T. Stirling, California Chamber of Commerce vice president of international affairs, joined colleagues from across the country at the recent meeting of the...
CalChamber Action on Legislation Keeps Balance Between Privacy, Innovation
Earlier this month, the California Chamber of Commerce hosted a timely panel discussion on data security policy at both the federal and state levels.
The...
CalChamber, Coalition Support Move Toward Improving Operating Efficiencies at U.S. Ports
The California Chamber of Commerce and a broad coalition of U.S. businesses and industries are urging ranking members of Congress to support information gathering...
Dan Walters: Business Does Well in Capitol
By Dan Walters in The Sacramento Bee
The Capitol’s longest running conflict, as often noted in this space, pits business and employer groups against labor...
Attorney General’s Prop 65 Changes Are Well Intended, But Will Likely Increase Cost of...
The state Department of Justice (DOJ) has proposed amendments that would affect settlement terms, for enforcement actions filed by private parties under Proposition 65.
First, the DOJ...
California Community College Board Unanimously Approves CalChamber-Endorsed Recommendations to Close Workforce Gap
The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges this week unanimously approved recommendations of a special task force on how to strengthen workforce...
8 CalChamber Members Creating Jobs with Help from California Competes Tax Credit
Eight 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...
Drastically Reduced Lead Standard Lacks Scientific Foundation
A preliminary state proposal to drastically reduce a 25-year-old safe harbor standard for lead in consumer products has no scientific basis and is likely...