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Tejon Ranch CEO to Chair CalChamber Board in 2023

Gregory S. Bielli, president and CEO of the Tejon Ranch Company, has been elected as 2023 chair of the California Chamber of Commerce Board...

Economic Uncertainty, Need to Improve Business Climate Top of Mind for California Voters

California voters are readying themselves to face lean economic times, and want state elected leaders to do likewise, according the latest CalChamber poll, the...

State, Local Minimum Wage Rates Increase on January 1, 2023

What are the minimum wage increases I need to know about for the new year? Many California cities will ring in 2023 by increasing their...

Congress Moves Quickly to Avert Railroad Strike

Congress is moving swiftly to prevent a rail strike between the major freight railroads and 12 labor unions. On November 30, the U.S. House of...

CalChamber Welcomes New Policy Advocate on Energy Issues

Brady Van Engelen has joined the California Chamber of Commerce as a policy advocate specializing in energy issues. He also leads CalChamber advocacy on...

Workers’ Comp: Ways to Protect Employee’s Health Benefits

We have an employee who has been on workers’ compensation leave for a few months. How long do we have to continue to pay...

CalChamber Presents Guide to 2023 Employment Laws

The California Chamber of Commerce has published a white paper and scheduled seminars to help employers prepare for new employment laws. The newly enacted laws...

Election 2022: First Look at Open Senate Seats as Ballot Counting Continues

An old idiom, “It’s all over but the shouting,” may have found an election corollary in California: “It’s all over but the counting.” The November...

Voters Agree with CalChamber Positions: Say ‘No’ to Propositions 29, 30

California voters agreed with the California Chamber of Commerce by giving a resounding “no” to Propositions 29 and 30. Proposition 30 would have increased the...

Many Privacy Rights Act Provisions Take Effect Jan. 1

Originally passed in 2018 and effective in 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a comprehensive privacy law aimed at enhancing California residents’...