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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...
Rx for Paid Sick Leave: Amendments Effective Immediately
On July 13, 2015, the Legislature passed “clean-up” amendments to the paid sick leave law—the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014. The Governor...
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...
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...
Victory for Trade Promotion with CalChamber Support
In a victory for the California Chamber of Commerce and other longtime supporters of free trade, federal legislation renewing the authority of the President...
CalChamber Applauds U.S. Senate for Passing Bipartisan Trade Promotion Bill
The California Chamber of Commerce today commended the U.S. Senate for passing Trade Promotion Authority.
The measure renews the authority for the President and/or U.S....
Paid Sick Leave Author Proposing Changes to Law
With less than a month to go before the paid sick leave law passed last year takes effect on July 1, urgency legislation is...
Capitol Report: ‘Job Killer’ Undermines Prop. 13 Protections, Would Raise Costs for Small Businesses
A recently amended “job killer,” SCA 5 (Hancock; D-Berkeley)/Mitchell; D-Los Angeles), now seeks to undermine the protections of Proposition 13 by unfairly targeting commercial...
Disability Access Reform/Education Bill Still Alive
A California Chamber of Commerce-sponsored job creator bill that incentivizes disability access and education awaits assignment to an Assembly policy committee after passing the...
