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Addressing Employees’ Speech in the Workplace
In Episode 233 of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber General Counsel, Labor and Employment Bianca Saad, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts and CalChamber Employment...
CalChamber Launches Advocacy Academy to Build Strong Local Chamber Network
More than two dozen local chamber of commerce leaders from up and down the state gathered in Sacramento recently for a new program designed...
Cost Cutting Regional Energy Market Gets Governor’s OK
Last week, California Chamber of Commerce-supported legislation that will enable the state to participate in an expanded regional electricity market was signed by Gov....
Governor Signs Bill Strengthening State Wildfire Fund
California Chamber of Commerce-supported legislation to replenish and fortify California’s Wildfire Fund was signed last week by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Senate Bill 254 (Becker; D-Menlo...
Volunteer Firefighters: Law Provides Protected Leave, No Time Limit
I have an employee who is a volunteer firefighter. In the last few years, with the increase in the wildfires in California, he has...
CalChamber Board Gets Look at Planning for LA28 Olympics/Paralympics
Members of the CalChamber Board of Directors were treated last week to an overview of the extensive planning involved in bringing the Olympics and...
Consul General Explains Mexico’s Reaction to Changed Approach of US Trade Policy
The changed paradigm of U.S.-Mexico relations and the implications for both trading partners was the focus of the recent breakfast meeting of the CalChamber...
CalChamber Board Votes to Remain Neutral on Proposition 50
The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has voted to remain neutral on Proposition 50, the ballot measure requiring a special redrawing of...
