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PAGA Reforms Already Delivering Positive Results
California’s landmark 2024 reforms to the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) are already showing positive results for employers and employees, according to a new...
Ninth Circuit Court Pauses Enforcement of Senate Bill 261
This week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided to pause enforcement of Senate Bill 261, a climate disclosure law, while a lawsuit filed...
Personal Protective Equipment Standard Change Mirrors Federal Update
I understand that there have been changes to the federal standard for the use of personal protective equipment in construction. What was the process...
Foundation Helps Highlight Honor Roll of Top Performing Schools
The Educational Results Partnership (ERP), a nonprofit organization that applies data science to accelerate student success, has released the 2025 Honor Roll list of...
CalChamber Survey: Affordability Is Top of Mind for Californians
California voters don’t think their representatives in Sacramento are spending enough time addressing some of the key issues related to making the state more...
Challenges Facing State Focus of Annual Gathering
Diving into some of the tough issues facing California sparked spirited and often amusing exchanges at the 2025 CalChamber Public Affairs Conference in Orange...
US and China Pause Port Fees
During his recent trip to Asia, President Donald Trump agreed to cooperate on shipbuilding with South Korea and Japan — and agreed with China...
Factors to Consider for Leave Request Not Related to Medical Reasons
Our employee is asking for a couple of months off for a personal leave that is not medically related (for either herself or a...
CalChamber Vote Record: Major Bills 2025
This report for the first year of the 2025–2026 legislative session focuses on California legislators’ votes on California Chamber of Commerce priority bills.
This is...
CalChamber Best Business Votes 2025
Legislators are listed in descending order according to how often they voted in accord with the California Chamber of Commerce position (first number) versus...
