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Five Job Creator Bills Advance in Legislature
As of the June 1 deadline for bills to pass the house in which they were introduced, five California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator...
Businesses Can Help California Schools Train Students for ‘New Collar’ Jobs
The key to California’s long-term economic growth can be found in the classroom.
How to Pay Employee Who Hasn’t Completed Tax Withholding Forms
If an employee quits after working only a day or two, and before completing a W-4 tax withholding form, can we just pay him...
Opposition Stops Retroactive Liability for Product Manufacturers, Distributors
A coalition led by the California Chamber of Commerce has stopped legislation that would have created an extraordinary new scheme of product liability resulting...
CalChamber-Backed Bills to Help Ease Housing Crisis Pass
Both houses of the Legislature last week approved California Chamber of Commerce-supported bills that will help ease the state’s housing crisis.
Moving from the Assembly...
CalChamber Opposition Stops Mandate on Beverage Container Caps
Strong opposition from the California Chamber of Commerce and a large coalition of employer groups, industry associations and local chambers of commerce stopped a...
Costly Labeling Mandate for Microfiber Products Fails to Move
Opposition from the California Chamber of Commerce and industry groups has stopped an attempt to impose new and costly labeling requirements on polyester microfiber...
Governor, CalChamber Chair Stress Infrastructure Needs
The need for California to invest in infrastructure to continue advancing was a recurring theme in remarks by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and...
CalChamber Adds Second Environmental Litigator to Policy Team
Leah B. Silverthorn, an experienced environmental litigator, joined the California Chamber of Commerce policy team on May 14. As a policy advocate Silverthorn will...
