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European Parliament Members Visit CalChamber

Five members of the European Parliament visited the California Chamber of Commerce on March 21 under the auspices of the German Marshall Fund of...

CalChamber-Opposed AI Regulation Bill Passes Judiciary Committee

A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that creates confusing and infeasible requirements for artificial intelligence (AI) technology developers passed the Senate Judiciary Committee this...

CalChamber Sponsors Bill to Protect Small Businesses

Legislation sponsored by the California Chamber of Commerce to ease the regulatory burden on small businesses is moving in the California Assembly. AB 2011 (Bauer-Kahan;...

CalChamber President Underscores Support for Equal Pay Pledge

On National Equal Pay Day last week, CalChamber President and CEO Jennifer Barrera joined California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom and others at an...

CFRA/FMLA Leave for Elective Surgeries

My employee is requesting CFRA/FMLA leave to have elective surgery. He is potentially eligible for leave because he has worked full-time for us for...

Registration Opens for Capitol Summit

Registration is open now for the California Chamber of Commerce Capitol Summit, set for May 8 in Sacramento. CalChamber President and CEO Jennifer Barrera will...

Preview of 2024 California Employment Law Legislative Proposals

In Episode 192 of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts is joined by CalChamber Senior Policy Advocate Ashley Hoffman and Chris...

US-Ireland Business Report Marks 100 Years of Diplomatic Relations

Shortly before St. Patrick’s Day, the American Chamber of Commerce released its annual US-Ireland Business Report; the 2024 theme is “Building Ireland’s Transatlantic Impact.” In...

Draft Privacy Rules Spark Concerns from CalChamber, Business Groups

Proposed privacy regulations being developed by the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board are overly burdensome, insufficiently risk-based, and out of sync with requirements...

2023 EEO-1 Reporting to Open on April 30

It’s been only a few short months since the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) finished collecting employers’ 2022 EEO-1 Component 1 reports, but it’s...