Federal Change in Medi-Cal Funding Will Affect Health Care Premiums for All
When is a tax not really a tax? When the government gives the taxpayer more money in return than the taxes originally paid.
That scenario...
CalChamber White Paper Recaps Key Employment Law Developments
California’s mandatory paid sick leave law is the story of the year. On July 1, employers had to start providing the benefit to employees....
Task Force Finalizes Recommendations to Close Workforce Gaps
A community college task force will present its final proposals on how to prepare California’s workforce for high-value jobs to the California Community Colleges...
Job Killer Vote Record Shows Success, Challenges
This edition of Alert presents a recap of floor votes on job killer bills before legislators went on their summer break.
Although opposition from the...
CalChamber Leads Effort to Stop Initiative that Would Impede Public Works Investments
The California Chamber of Commerce is leading a coalition that is organizing to stop a proposed initiative that would hurt the state’s ability to...
14 CalChamber Member Companies Make Fortune Magazine Best Places to Work List
This year, 14 California Chamber of Commerce member companies were selected by Fortune magazine as some of the best companies for which to work.
Best...
10 Job Killer Bills Remain at Start of Summer Recess
As of the July 17 deadline for bills to pass policy committees and move to the floor, seven Senate job killer bills and two...
CalChamber-Backed Job Creator Bills Survive Deadline
Four job creator bills are still alive following the July 17 deadline for bills to pass policy committees and move to the floor.
The California...
CalChamber Status Update Report on Major Legislation for Business
The following list summarizes top priority bills for the California Chamber of Commerce and their status as of July 17, when the Legislature began...
Teachers Summit to Provide Network Opportunities, Strategies, Resources
A coalition of California education institutions is inviting all preschool through high school California teachers and administrators to attend a July 31 summit to...
IRS to Offer Health Care Webinar Series in July, August, September
The Internal Revenue Service has designed three webinars to help business owners, tax managers and employee benefits managers understand the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA)...
33 CalChamber Member Companies Make Cut for Best Corporate Citizens List
Thirty-three California Chamber of Commerce member companies recently made Corporate Responsibility Magazine’s 16th annual list of “100 Best Corporate Citizens 2015.”
The companies that made...
U.S. High Court Upholds Citizen Redistricting
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of Arizona citizens’ decision to have congressional district lines drawn by an independent redistricting commission rather...
Employers Must Have Policy in Place to Cap Sick Leave Benefit at 3 Days
In the midst of much misinformation and confusion, July 1 marked the day California employers were required to begin providing paid sick leave benefits...
First Application Window for California Competes Credits Starts July 20
The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) has posted the California Competes Tax Credit application periods for fiscal year 2015–16.
The tax credit...
New Paid Sick Leave Law in Effect Today
(July 1, 2015) Today, California’s new mandatory sick leave policy goes into effect for all employers and all employees in California.
In the latest CalChamber...
CalChamber Welcomes U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Arizona Redistricting Case
The California Chamber of Commerce today applauded the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, et al.
“Today’s decision...