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CalChamber Small Business Awards to Recognize Outstanding Companies

The California Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to announce the Small Business Awards, honoring four outstanding businesses with $5,000 grants. Recipients will be recognized for...

Executive Orders and Their Impact on DEI

In Episode 218 of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber General Counsel of Labor and Employment Bianca Saad and Associate General Counsel of Labor and Employment...

Stronger Together: German-American Trade Relations in a Changing World

When you think of German engineering in America, you might picture a sleek BMW (maybe even as an EV model) gliding down a California...

East Coast/Gulf Ports Employers, Union Dockworkers Sign Contract

Leaders from the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) management group signed a new six-year Master Contract on March...

Court Addresses Arbitration of ‘Headless’ PAGA Cases

In late 2024, the use of “headless” Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) actions — actions that do not allege an individual PAGA claim —...

CalChamber Board Promotes Barneson Galvez to CFO

Kurt Barneson Galvez, CPA, was named chief financial officer of the California Chamber of Commerce on March 7, having served as interim CFO since...

What to Do When Pre-Job Test Shows Rehab Prescription Drug Use

We made a conditional offer of employment to an applicant subject to a pre-employment drug test. His test came back positive for Suboxone. He...

Risks to Economic Growth Trajectory Include Federal Deficit, Asset ‘Bubble’

New Administration What does the new administration mean for the current economic expansion? For the second time, President Donald Trump is taking the helm of a...

CalChamber Outlines Trade Priorities, Concerns for Federal Officials, Congress

As the Trump administration and 119th Congress continue their work, the California Chamber of Commerce is communicating its international trade priorities and concerns to...