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CalChamber Action on Legislation Keeps Balance Between Privacy, Innovation
Earlier this month, the California Chamber of Commerce hosted a timely panel discussion on data security policy at both the federal and state levels.
The...
CalChamber Wins Veto of Overly Broad Bill, Leads Opposition to Misguided Regulations
A quiet legislative year on workplace safety issues still ended in a victory for the California Chamber of Commerce, which also kept busy leading...
Employers Should Investigate Hostile Work Environment Claims
My employee came to me complaining of a “hostile work environment,” which appears to be a verbal situation, not one of sexual harassment. Am...
Attendees Gain Info on Polls, 2016 Elections, Legislative Battles, Data Security, Reforms
Political insights galore were one takeaway from the California Chamber of Commerce Fall Public Affairs Conference on November 3–4.
Insiders from both major parties, journalists,...
CalChamber, Coalition Blast Deceptive Ballot Measure
The California Chamber of Commerce is leading a coalition to stop a November 2016 ballot measure that threatens to significantly disrupt infrastructure development, jobs...
Most of State Exceeding Water Conservation Targets
Californians reduced water use by more than 26% during September, according to the State Water Resources Control Board. The conservation rate exceeded the Governor’s...
CalChamber Fights Effort to Derail Export-Import Bank Reauthorization
Opponents of the California Chamber of Commerce-supported Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank are attempting to jeopardize reauthorization of the bank by sponsoring “poison pill” amendments to...
CalChamber Vote Record: Major Bills 2015
This report for the first year of the 2015–2016 legislative session focuses on California legislators’ floor votes on California Chamber of Commerce priority bills.
This...
CalChamber Best Business Votes
Legislators are listed in descending order according to how often they voted in accord with the California Chamber of Commerce position (first number) versus...
Caution: Cap Rules for Paid Sick Leave, Paid Time Off Differ
We want to implement a combined vacation and sick leave paid time off (PTO) policy to meet the paid sick leave mandate. An employee...
