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CalChamber, Coalition Back Transparency Initiative
The California Chamber of Commerce is part of a diverse coalition that has endorsed a proposed ballot initiative to rein in special interests and...
Minimum Wage Job Killer Goes to Governor
The Legislature this week passed SB 3 (Leno; D-San Francisco), a job killer bill that will increase the minimum wage in California to $15...
New Manufacturing Training Center Opens at CalChamber Member Site
A new training center has opened on the campus of California Chamber of Commerce member California Steel Industries, Inc. (CSI) near Fontana in San...
California Law Requires Employers to Pay Employees’ Expense Claims
Can we have a policy that employees’ expense claims must be turned in by a certain time period, and if the employee doesn’t meet...
U.S. High Court Deadlocks on Union Fee Case
In a one-sentence ruling on March 29, a deadlocked U.S. Supreme Court upheld a system allowing public employers to require nonunion public workers to...
CalChamber Seeks Stronger Accountability in Rulemaking
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill to strengthen the accountability and transparency of the state’s regulatory process will be considered soon by an Assembly...
Drought-Proof Water Supply Bill Pending in Assembly Committee
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that sets a state goal to promote desalination is awaiting a hearing in the Assembly Water, Parks and...
CalChamber Joins Coalition to Oppose Costly Initiatives
The California Chamber of Commerce has joined a broad coalition of retailers, farmers, parents and small business owners that have organized a campaign committee—California...
More Analysis Needed on State-Run Retirement Savings Program
The California Chamber of Commerce and a coalition of employer groups say more analysis is needed before the state proceeds with developing a retirement...
CalChamber International Luncheon Highlights U.S./California-Irish Trade
Economic and trade ties are an important facet of overall U.S./California-Irish relations, explained the Honorable Alan Kelly T.D., Irish minister for the environment, community...
