Issues
Governor’s First Day Focuses on Health Care
Shortly after being sworn into office this week, Governor Gavin Newsom launched his ambitious plan to make sure every person has access to quality,...
Reminders: W-2s Due January 31 to IRS; 2019 Mileage Rates
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reminds employers and other businesses of the January 31 deadline that now applies to filing Form W-2 wage statements...
CalChamber: Reject Prop. 65 Proposals Placing Added Burdens Only on Business
The state Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) should reject two Proposition 65 proposals that place additional and unjustified burdens solely on businesses,...
CalChamber White Paper Recaps New Laws for 2019
The California Chamber of Commerce has released the list of new employment laws scheduled to take effect in 2019 and later that will affect...
State-Run Retirement Savings Plan Gets OK; Mandatory Enrollment Coming in 2020
California employers that don’t already offer a workplace retirement savings vehicle will be required to either begin offering one via the private market or...
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...
IRS Highlights Tax Changes Affecting Small Businesses
The Internal Revenue Service is urging small business owners to learn about how the new tax law changes may affect them.
The Tax Cuts and...
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...
Final Status Report on Major Business Bills
The following list summarizes the final status of California Chamber of Commerce priority bills that were sent to the Governor this year.
The CalChamber will...
