Loan Access for Small Business Moves in Assembly
An Assembly committee this week gave unanimous approval to a California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator bill expanding loan access for small businesses. SB 936…
CalChamber Opposition Helps Stop Job Killer Leave Mandate
A job killer bill that would have overwhelmed small businesses with administering a new protected leave of absence and subjected them to threats of costly…
Request to ‘Cash Out’ Unused Sick Leave Raises Questions for Employer
Last July 1, my company gave all of our employees 24 hours of sick leave in a lump sum in order to comply with the…
CalChamber, Linked Learning Alliance Form Network to Help Youth Find Jobs
The California Chamber of Commerce and the Linked Learning Alliance have launched a California network of employer associations committed to advancing youth opportunities and reducing…
Japan-California Trade/Investment Ties: Annual Meeting Keeps Connections Strong
The numerous areas that affect trade and investment between California and Japan, one of the state’s largest export partners, were the subject of a lively…
Some Local Minimum Wage Increases to Take Effect July 1
Although the next increase in the California minimum wage is still six months away, a number of local minimum wage hikes are set to take…
Committee Rejects Flexible Workweek Bill
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator bill providing employers with the flexibility to accommodate employees’ needs was rejected by the Senate Labor and Industrial…
Assembly Committee Advances Bill Eroding Housing Availability
The Assembly Banking and Finance Committee this week moved California Chamber of Commerce-opposed legislation that erodes housing availability. SB 1150 (Leno; D-San Francisco) has been…
Legislature OKs Budget
The California Legislature sent to the Governor this week a $123 billion budget plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1. Negotiations between the…
CalChamber Supports Governor’s Plan to Expedite Housing Development
The California Chamber of Commerce supports language proposed by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. in a budget trailer proposal that allows new market-rate housing projects…
