Issues
Court Blocks Federal Overtime Rule; Administration Appeals
Last week, a federal court in Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) from enforcing the new federal...
Retirement Savings Plan: Questions Remain for State
Numerous questions remain about how the new state-run retirement savings program will be implemented, but it is critical that everyone be educated about their...
CalChamber Participates in Equal Pay Task Force Meeting at Capitol
California Chamber of Commerce Policy Advocate Jennifer Barrera joined other members of the California Pay Equity Task Force recently to discuss how to implement...
CalChamber Publishes Annual Vote Record
This edition of Alert includes the annual tally of California legislators’ floor votes on selected California Chamber of Commerce priority bills.
The vote record, the...
CalChamber Vote Record: Major Bills 2016
This report for the second year of the 2015–2016 legislative session focuses on California legislators’ floor votes on California Chamber of Commerce priority bills.
This...
CalChamber Best Business Votes 2016
Legislators are listed in descending order according to how often they voted in accord with the California Chamber of Commerce position (first number) versus...
Wins in Some Areas Offset by Cost Increases in Others
For the California employer community, the 2016 legislative year will have a variety of impacts, depending on the industry and size of business.
Small businesses...
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...
Signed Bills Help Business on Tax, Accessibility Issues
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. recently signed two California Chamber of Commerce-supported bills that improve fairness in the tax law administration process, and a...
19 Job Killer Bills Fall to CalChamber Opposition
Nineteen of 24 job killer bills identified this year by the California Chamber of Commerce were stopped before the 2016 legislative session came to...
