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Don’t Treat California as a ‘Luxury Good’
The Golden State has enjoyed as much prosperity and created as much wealth as any society on the planet.
Its economic output rivals Germany and...
Adam Regele Promoted to VP of Advocacy and Strategic Partnerships
Adam Regele, CalChamber senior policy advocate, has been promoted to the newly created position of vice president of advocacy and strategic partnerships. Regele specializes...
No Pay Secrecy; Bona Fide Factors OK to Justify Pay Differences
We recently gave only one of our employees a merit-based raise after an excellent performance review and asked that employee not to tell others....
2023 CalChamber Issues Guide Posted on Web
The California Chamber of Commerce 2023 Business Issues and Legislative Guide is available now on the CalChamber website at www.calchamber.com/businessissues.
The focus of this easy-to-reference...
Job Killer Bills Seek Massive Tax Increase
Once again, pending legislation seeks to impose a massive tax increase upon all forms of personal property or wealth despite California having the highest...
Biden Administration Releases Trade Policy Priorities for 2023
Last week, the U.S. Trade Representative submitted to Congress the Biden administration’s trade policy agenda for 2023 and annual report on how the office...
Employers Don’t Need to Count Overtime Twice in Percentage Bonuses
A California Court of Appeals ruled recently in favor of a federal method for calculating percentage bonuses rather than a state method the court...
CalChamber Announces First 2023 Job Creator Bill
The California Chamber of Commerce this week announced that SB 592 (Newman; D-Fullerton) is the first job creator bill of the year. The bill...
Dave Kilby Retires from CalChamber EVP Post
Dave Kilby, executive vice president, corporate affairs, retired from the California Chamber of Commerce this week after more than three decades on the CalChamber...
