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100+ Organizations Join Affordable CA Coalition

Support continues to surge for the Building an Affordable California Act (Affordable CA), with more than 100 organizations from across California now backing the...

CalChamber Adds Bills to ‘Cost Cutters’ List

Four legislative proposals that would take aim at the kind of business costs that deepen California’s affordability crisis have been added to CalChamber’s list...

California Overtime Covers Employee Working Temporarily Out of State

We are sending a nonexempt employee to a trade show in a state that does not have daily overtime. Because the employee will be...

California Business Outlook and Dinner: Register to Join the 100-Year Celebration

Opportunities to gain insights and connections await for registrants who secure a spot at the California Business Outlook and Dinner on June 10. Register now. The...

Trade Prosperity in Uncertain Times Depends on Cross-Border Partnerships

In keeping with World Trade Month, the California Chamber of Commerce is highlighting its long-held support for a national free trade agenda and the...

Californians’ Electric Bills Would Be Much Lower without State’s Program Fees

Reliable electricity is an essential part of our lives, so making it affordable should be a top priority of California’s elected officials. Unfortunately, lawmakers...

Affordable CA Campaign Submits Signatures

The campaign in support of the Building an Affordable California Act (Affordable CA) announced this week that it has begun submitting nearly 1 million...

Missed Rest Break? Employer’s Responsibility Depends on Situation

An employee didn’t record on our break log that she took her second rest break and when asked, she claims she “forgot” to take...

CalChamber Asks State Representatives in Congress to Support Deadline

Just two months before the United States, Canada and Mexico are to complete the joint review of their trade agreement, the California Chamber of...

Flawed Effort to Rewrite Antitrust Law Rejected

A California Senate committee has rejected a deeply flawed plan to change the state’s antitrust laws, one that would trigger sweeping consequences for businesses...