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Don’t Make One Employer Liable for Another’s Misclassification
The California Chamber of Commerce has joined a “friend of the court” brief arguing for the application of the plain meaning of the California...
Board Hears from Food/Ag Secretary, Senator
Members of the CalChamber Board of Directors hear presentations from Karen Ross, secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, and Senator...
State Economy Strengthens in Face of Port, Drought, Domestic Outmigration Challenges
While most key economic reports have continued to show strength, commodity prices and the financial markets have clearly felt the sting from the cold...
Time Off to Care for Healthy Child Not Covered Under Family Leave Act
My company has more than 50 employees, and one of the employees, who is Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)/California Family Rights Act (CFRA) eligible,...
Heat Illness Rules: More Changes Coming; CalChamber Seeks Clarification of Terms
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) Standards Board has adopted changes to California’s unique heat illness prevention regulations.
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board...
13 CalChamber Member Companies Land on ‘Best Places to Work’ in Sacramento List
Thirteen California Chamber of Commerce member companies were chosen by the Sacramento Business Journal as some of the best places to work in the Sacramento...
Normalized Relations with Cuba Could Open Trade Opportunities for U.S., State
The potential for changed relations with Cuba to open economic and trade opportunities for U.S. and California companies was the subject of a lively...
Economist Recaps Impact of High Costs on California Middle Class
Kevin Klowden, managing director of the California Center at the Milken Institute, reviews with the CalChamber Board of Directors a variety of statistics on...
CalChamber President, Policy Advocate to Speak at UI Conference
Two California Chamber of Commerce staff members are part of the speaker line-up for a national conference on unemployment insurance (UI) issues in June.
CalChamber...
Water Commission Chair Discusses Drought, Storage with CalChamber
Joseph Byrne, chair of the California Water Commission, gives an overview of the impact of the drought (now in its fourth year) and the...
