Issues
CalChamber to Feds: Don’t Use California Approach on Overtime Exemptions
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) should not adopt California’s quantitative approach to determining whether an employee is exempt from overtime pay requirements, the...
State Proposals Would Increase Litigation, Number of Warnings Under Proposition 65
Four pre-regulatory proposals that would substantially increase the amount of Proposition 65 warnings, increase frivolous “shakedown” lawsuits, and unjustifiably weaken the scientific basis for...
Taxation: CalChamber Stops/Amends Plans Targeting Industries, Backs Helpful Bills
The 2015 legislative year saw the introduction of a number of evergreen tax bills that dealt with policies discussed yearly in the Capitol, including...
New IRS Resource Helps Employers Understand Health Care Law
The new ACA Information Center for Applicable Large Employers (ALE) page on IRS.gov features information and resources for employers of all sizes on how...
16 Job Killer Bills Stopped
Late the evening of September 11 as the 2015 legislative session came to a close, 16 of 19 identified job killer bills had been...
Four Job Creator Bills Go to Governor
Four California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator bills have been sent to the Governor for action as of the end of the legislative session...
CalChamber Status Update Report on Major Legislation for Business
The following list summarizes top priority bills for the California Chamber of Commerce and their status as of September 11, when the Legislature began...
Climate Change: CalChamber Stops, Delays or Amends All But 1 Bill Before It Passes
As the Senate and Assembly cleared their desks for this legislative session, the California Chamber of Commerce weighed in on 18 climate change bills;...
CalChamber-Backed Bills Go to Governor
A number of bills supported by the California Chamber of Commerce have passed the Legislature in recent weeks and will be considered next by...
Job Killer Bill Will Cause Arbitrary Petroleum Cutback
An arbitrary and unrealistic reduction of petroleum use is a major consequence of a California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill pending before lawmakers.
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