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CalChamber Best Business Votes 2018
Legislators are listed in descending order according to how often they voted in accord with the California Chamber of Commerce position (first number) versus...
State/Local Laws Restrict Use of Information on Criminal Offenses
An applicant voluntarily disclosed that when he was a minor he had a felony conviction that has since been expunged. Can we refuse to...
IRS Highlights Tax Changes Affecting Small Businesses
The Internal Revenue Service is urging small business owners to learn about how the new tax law changes may affect them.
The Tax Cuts and...
Annual Meeting
In compliance with Article VII of the bylaws, notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the members of the California Chamber of...
CalChamber Stops All 29 Job Killer Bills
On his final day to act on legislation, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. vetoed the last surviving California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill.
AB...
U.S.-Canada Reach Accord on New U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement
On September 30, just before the midnight deadline, the U.S. and Canada came to an agreement on a new trade pact, rebranding it the...
Final Status Report on Major Business Bills
The following list summarizes the final status of California Chamber of Commerce priority bills that were sent to the Governor this year.
The CalChamber will...
Overtime Exemption for Inside Sales Employees Not Like Others
Our exempt inside sales employees make a salary plus commission. Do the salary deduction limitations for exempt employees apply to these employees?
No, the salary...
Governor Vetoes CalChamber-Opposed Bills Increasing Health Care Costs
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. has vetoed two California Chamber of Commerce-opposed health care bills that would have increased health care premiums if signed...
Governor Signs CEQA Reform, Land Use Bills
Two California Chamber of Commerce-supported bills that will help expedite home building, one dealing with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) reform and another with...
