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Closer Look at Privacy Law
The following story first appeared as the Capitol Insider blog post on October 15.
Unlike Europe, with its recently implemented GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation),...
CalChamber Vote Record: Major Bills 2018
This report for the second year of the 2017–2018 legislative session focuses on California legislators’ floor votes on California Chamber of Commerce priority bills.
This...
CalChamber Stops All 29 Job Killer Bills
On his final day to act on legislation, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. vetoed the last surviving California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill.
AB...
U.S.-Canada Reach Accord on New U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement
On September 30, just before the midnight deadline, the U.S. and Canada came to an agreement on a new trade pact, rebranding it the...
Governor Signs CEQA Reform, Land Use Bills
Two California Chamber of Commerce-supported bills that will help expedite home building, one dealing with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) reform and another with...
One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Independent Contractors Ignores Value to Economy
A wholesale reclassification of workers would have significant consequences for many different sectors in the state’s economy, according to a recent study by Beacon...
CalChamber Presents November Ballot Guide
This edition of Alert includes a special report on the November ballot measures, including brief summaries of the reasons for the California Chamber of...
New Proposition 65 Rules Include Supply Chain Liability
Minimizing liability is quintessential for any prudent business. Liability could mean costly lawsuits, the loss of valuable business opportunities or relationships, large monetary penalties, serious...
Just 1 Job Killer Remains
Strong opposition from the California Chamber of Commerce and its allies in the closing days of the legislative session prevented one energy-related job killer...
Limit on Use of Settlement/Arbitration Agreements Passes
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill to limit the use of settlement agreements and arbitration agreements for labor and employment claims passed...
