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Inaugural Class Advances from Advocacy Academy

  The California Chamber of Commerce is celebrating the graduation of the inaugural class of the California Business Advocacy Academy, a program designed to equip...

CalChamber Urges Stronger Cost Containment in Cap-and-Trade Updates

The California Chamber of Commerce is urging the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to revise its proposed amendments to the state’s Cap and Trade...

Frequent Employer Questions About California’s Paid Sick Leave

Regularly, our members have questions about California’s Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families (HWHF) Act— better known as the mandatory paid sick leave law — including...

Attendees Celebrate Links, Look to Future Success

The connections, hard work and mutual support behind the success of women leaders were on display this week at the second annual Women’s Leadership...

Barrera Joins State Water Plan Committee

CalChamber President and CEO Jennifer Barrera has joined a state advisory panel to help shape a new, multi-year water plan for California — a...

Women’s Council Funds Scholarships for Future Women Leaders

Scholarships to support future women leaders of California will grow thanks to $50,000 raised through the CalChamber Women’s Leadership Council. The funding for the Minerva...

Business Coalition Opposes Undermining Antitrust Law

Last week, the California Chamber of Commerce joined a broad coalition representing nearly every sector of the California economy in criticizing a newly introduced...

CalChamber Names Policy Advocate for Labor/Workers’ Comp Issues

Sacramento attorney Andrea N. Lynch joined the California Chamber of Commerce last week to lead the organization’s advocacy on labor and employment and workers’...

What If an Employee Admits Using Marijuana Before Start of Shift?

One of our employees told us he smokes marijuana about 2 hours before his shift, and that he feels no effects from it when...

Initiative Reaches Key Signature Threshold Early

Last week, the Building an Affordable California Act campaign notified the California Secretary of State that it has surpassed the 25% signature threshold required...