Business Confidence Survey and Shasta County Economic Dashboard
Through our ongoing partnership with Golden Valley Bank, the Redding Chamber of Commerce is pleased to present the latest Business Confidence Survey. As you will see, business confidence has remained steady, but there is growing uncertainty as a recession looms. It is clear that attracting and retaining employees is more difficult than ever. You can […]
COVID-19 Regulation: Cal/OSHA Makes Big Changes Ahead of December Vote
California employers may want to get out their measuring tape — because the size (in cubic feet) of a workspace just became an important element of COVID-19 compliance. Last Thursday and Friday (October 13–14), the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) made some significant changes to […]
CalChamber Vote Record: Major Bills 2022
This report for the second year of the 2021–2022 legislative session focuses on California legislators’ floor votes on California Chamber of Commerce priority bills. This is the 48th vote record the CalChamber has compiled in response to numerous requests by member firms and local chambers of commerce that would like a gauge by which to […]
CalChamber Best Business Votes 2022
Legislators are listed in descending order according to how often they voted in accord with the California Chamber of Commerce position (first number) versus how often their votes were not in accord with the CalChamber position (second number) in 2022. Total votes may not match the vote record because the tally for absences is not […]
Groups Predict Trade Momentum to Slow Due to Multiple Shocks on Global Economy
World trade is headed for a slowdown, according to forecasts released by two global groups this month. In an updated trade outlook released on October 5, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said world trade will lose momentum in the second half of this year and remain subdued in 2023. WTO economists attributed the slowdown to […]
5 New California Labor Laws Employers Should Start Preparing For
In Episode 161 of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts and CalChamber policy advocate Ashley Hoffman discuss five new labor laws employers should know and prepare for: SB 1162; AB 152; AB 1949; AB 1041; and SB 1044. The California legislative session has finally come to a close, and this year there […]
