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CalChamber Seeks to Prevent Increases in Employer Health Care Premiums

The California Chamber of Commerce has asked congressional leaders to repeal a tax on health insurers that drives up costs for responsible employers. In a...

Many Harmful Bills Still Alive in State Legislature

The end of the legislative year is just a few weeks away and the California Chamber of Commerce continues to fight numerous proposals that...

Bill Could Increase Health Care Costs Without Improving Patient Care

The Assembly Appropriations Committee next week will consider a bill that could increase health care costs by setting dialysis clinic staffing ratios to the...

CalChamber to Host Live Webinar on Meal and Rest Break Rules

California Chamber of Commerce employment law experts will discuss how employers can prevent meal and rest break violations, and how to stay in compliance...

Court Says True Rest Break Means Giving Up Control of Employee

Can we require employees to remain on our premises during rest breaks? The answer to this question was much simpler before the California Supreme Court’s...

First Round of NAFTA Negotiations Concludes; Next Talks to Start September 1

Round one of the renegotiation and modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has concluded in Washington, D.C. Successful First Round The negotiations began...

Housing, Health Care, Technology Panels on Agenda for Public Affairs Conference

A substantive view of some of the major policy challenges facing legislators in the first year of the two-year session will be among the...

Housing Crisis at Top of Legislative Agenda

California’s housing crisis is a big focus of attention at the State Capitol as studies highlight two elements of the crisis that are inextricably...

CalChamber Fighting Unlimited Access to Employer Documents

A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that allows organizations unaffiliated with the employer to access an undefined and potentially unlimited scope of employer internal...

Inaugural CalChamber HR Symposium Set for Full Day in Los Angeles on October 26

The California Chamber of Commerce will be presenting its first HR Symposium on October 26 in Los Angeles. The one-day event will include five one-hour...