Economic Analysis: Farmers, Water Districts Show Resilience in Handling Drought
California agriculture is showing more resilience to the state’s historic drought than many had anticipated, according to an analysis released this week. The report from…
Task Force Finalizes Recommendations to Close Workforce Gaps
A community college task force will present its final proposals on how to prepare California’s workforce for high-value jobs to the California Community Colleges Board…
CalChamber Urges Reauthorization of Program for Immigrant Investors
The California Chamber of Commerce and a growing coalition of industry stakeholders will be urging Congress to reauthorize a program to attract foreign investments and…
Job Killer Vote Record Shows Success, Challenges
This edition of Alert presents a recap of floor votes on job killer bills before legislators went on their summer break. Although opposition from the…
Senate to Vote on CalChamber-Opposed Employment Bills
Two California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bills that increase employer costs and threaten employers with civil litigation and criminal prosecution are awaiting action by the full…
CalChamber Leads Effort to Stop Initiative that Would Impede Public Works Investments
The California Chamber of Commerce is leading a coalition that is organizing to stop a proposed initiative that would hurt the state’s ability to invest…
Deceptive Proposed Initiative Would Disrupt Vital Infrastructure Projects in California
At a time when California is running far behind making even the basic investments in maintaining our vital infrastructure, a proposed 2016 ballot measure would…
Leave Certifications for Lifetime Condition Differ in Federal, State Law
I have had an employee off work on a federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)/California Family Rights Act (CFRA) leave. Her original certification noted that…
14 CalChamber Member Companies Make Fortune Magazine Best Places to Work List
This year, 14 California Chamber of Commerce member companies were selected by Fortune magazine as some of the best companies for which to work. Best…
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 Assembly…
