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Video Resume Trend Raises Concerns

In Episode 129 of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank, and employment law expert Matthew Roberts discuss using...

Bill to Boost New Housing Supply Passes with CalChamber, Coalition Support

Legislation to increase the supply of new housing and improve the quality and affordability of housing in the state, all while maximizing local land...

Geographical Similarities, Shared Values Form Core of Chile-California Relations

The following answers to questions posed by the California Chamber of Commerce are from Paula Estévez, general manager of the American Chamber of Commerce...

CalChamber President Announces Plan to Retire

This week, CalChamber President and CEO Allan Zaremberg informed the CalChamber Board of Directors and the organization’s staff of his planned retirement at the...

Legislators Weighing Tough Bills in Closing Weeks of Session

California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bills harmful to the economic well-being of employers, employees and the state remain in play with three weeks to go...

Interactive Process Key to Accommodating Employee with Disability

We have a new hire who, after being hired, disclosed a physical disability. She indicated that we need to accommodate her, and I have...

Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant: New Funding Round to Open in September

New applicants for California’s Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program will be able to apply in the funding round opening on September 9 and...

COVID-19 Jobs Climate Best Practices

In Episode 128 of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank, and Katie McConnell Olson, founder and CEO of...

California Innovation Ecosystem Central to Future Prosperity for Australia, U.S.

The following answers to questions posed by the California Chamber of Commerce are from April Palmerlee, chief executive officer of the American Chamber of...

In Memoriam: Former CalChamber Chair Fritz Hitchcock

Frederick E. “Fritz” Hitchcock, 2013 chair of the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and CEO of Hitchcock Automotive Resources, passed away on...