California lawmakers should carefully balance efforts to regulate the state’s growing AI industry with ways to support its sweeping potential for economic growth, CalChamber’s top-ranking official told a standing-room-only audience in Sacramento gathered to discuss politics and public policy.| CalChamber Alert
CalChamber President and CEO Jennifer Barrera was cited as a top influencer on an annual list of who’s who in California politics.| CalChamber Alert
A joint hearing of several legislative committees this week on Cal/OSHA processes provided an opportunity for the California Chamber of Commerce to flag a few employer concerns about the agency.| CalChamber Alert
In Episode 230 of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber General Counsel, Labor and Employment Bianca Saad, CalChamber Associate General Counsel, Labor and Employment Matthew Roberts and CalChamber Senior Employment Law Counsel Erika Barbara discuss mid-year employment law updates.| CalChamber Alert
Last week, Alexis Rodriguez joined the California Chamber of Commerce as a policy advocate specializing in health care and taxation issues.| CalChamber Alert
The California Chamber of Commerce voiced disappointment last week after the California Privacy Protection Agency approved sweeping regulations covering the use of automated decision-making technology (ADMT).| CalChamber Alert
In Episode 229 of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber General Counsel, Labor and Employment Bianca Saad and CalChamber Employment Law Subject Matter Expert Vanessa Greene discuss common misconceptions about California’s general industry workplace violence prevention standards and how employers can proactively remain in compliance.| CalChamber Alert
A new report by Capitol Matrix Consulting, commissioned by the California Chamber of Commerce, concludes that Assembly Bill 566 (AB 566) poses a significant threat to California’s consumers, small businesses, and the fundamental structure of the digital economy.| CalChamber Alert
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a series of bills to enact the state budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, a $321 billion spending plan that erased a projected $12 billion deficit largely through delayed cuts and dollars borrowed from a variety of state special funds.| CalChamber Alert
A California Chamber of Commerce- supported bill to help grow and retain jobs in one of California’s signature industries has been signed into law.| CalChamber Alert
Last week, the California Chamber of Commerce launched its “Rate Realities” campaign to raise awareness about the true drivers behind California’s electricity costs while highlighting the risks in proposals under consideration by the California Legislature.| CalChamber Alert
In Episode 228 of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts, Sheppard Mullins Partner Greg Berk and Sheppard Mullins Special Counsel Andrew Desposito discuss the recent changes in how the federal government is enforcing immigration policies and procedures, and how employers can prepare their workplace and employees if Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials show up.| CalChamber Alert
The California Chamber of Commerce is the largest, broad-based business advocate to government in California, working at the state and federal levels to influence government actions affecting all California business. As a not-for-profit, we leverage our front-line knowledge of laws and regulations to provide affordable and easy-to-use compliance products and services.| CalChamber Alert
