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Businesses Voice Concerns About Impact While Port Worker Contract Talks Drag On

The many businesses that depend directly on efficient goods movement through West Coast ports are anxiously awaiting the successful completion of negotiations for a...

Employers May Incur Sizable Penalties for Incorrect Payday Practices

Our pay periods run from the 11th to the 25th, with the payday being on the 5th of the next month; and from the...

19 Women on Fortune Most Powerful List Lead CalChamber Member Companies

Four out of the top five executives on Fortune magazine’s latest ranking of the 50 most powerful women in business lead California Chamber of...

Obama 2015 Trade Agenda Mirrors Goals of California Chamber of Commerce

Testimony by the U.S. Trade Representative before congressional finance committees reveals points of agreement with California Chamber of Commerce international trade goals. “It’s clear, more...

Task Force Invites Businesses to Revitalize Civic Education

California businesses throughout the state are invited to learn how they can help K-12 students prepare for success in college, career, civic life, and...

Governor’s Budget Plan Saves, Pays Down Debt

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. has outlined a “carefully balanced” budget plan for 2015–16, demonstrating his commitment to keep the state on a steady...

Proposed Proposition 65 Warning Rules Create New Avenues for Litigation

The state Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) on January 12 released proposed regulations to substantially revise Proposition 65 warning requirements. The California Chamber...

Pictorial Roster of Officers/Legislature

Pictorial rosters of the California Legislature and Congress are available as downloadable PDFs. A limited number of hard copies of the pictorial roster of the...

2014 Major Victories

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Progressive Discipline Best Remedy for Workplace Cellphone Abuse

We are having problems with employees taking long rest breaks. These employees take their cellphones and go to the restroom for long periods of...