We know 2021 is going to be filled with important policy discussions. In order to prepare for this, the California Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a series of virtual policy briefings to discuss some of the big topics we anticipate this legislative session. The briefings provide useful background and insights on the complex subjects covered.
Transportation Infrastructure and Fueling
(February 5, 2021) Moderated by Leah Silverthorn, CalChamber policy advocate, the briefing featured a presentation by an expert on electric vehicles and the transportation infrastructure needed to recharge them.
Speaker
Eileen Wenger Tutt, Executive Director
California Electric Transportation Coalition and Electric Transportation Community Development Corporation
Workers’ Compensation – Beyond COVID
(January 29, 2021) Moderated by Ashley Hoffman, CalChamber policy advocate, the briefing featured presentations by experts on workers’ compensation and how presumptions on whether a worker contracted COVID-19 at work would affect California business.
Speakers
Matt O’Shea, Hearing Representative, Workers’ Compensation Department, Albertsons/Safeway
Dr. Chang R. Na, Occupational Medicine, Kaiser Permanente
Jeremy Merz, Vice President, Western Region, American Property Casualty Insurance Association
Tax Fatigue
(January 22, 2021) Moderated by Preston Young, CalChamber policy advocate, the briefing featured presentations by experts on state and local tax impacts, plus a study on how a services tax would affect Californians.
Topics and Speakers
Tax Increases and Their Impact on Our Employers
Carl Joseph, Principal, Indirect and State and Local Tax, Ernest & Young LLP
Ali Vahdat, Principal, West Region State and Local/Indirect Tax Leader, Ernest & Young LLP
Services Tax: California’s Answer to Volatility?
Justin Adams, PhD, President and Chief Economist, Encina Advisors
Consumer Privacy and Innovation
(January 15, 2021) Moderated by Shoeb Mohammed, CalChamber policy advocate, the briefing featured presentations by experts on the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the voter-approved California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), data privacy and artificial intelligence.
Topics and Speakers
An Inside Look at Privacy Compliance
Dominique Shelton Leipzig, Partner Privacy & Security,
Co-Chair Ad Tech Privacy & Data Management
An Inside Look at Innovation
Angela Saverice-Rohan, EY America’s Leader for Privacy (All Sectors)
Joined by Jay Imhoff, Sr. Consultant, Data Privacy and Protection and Sebastiano Rupp, Privacy Consultant
California’s Pathway to More Housing
(January 8, 2021) Moderated by Adam Regele, CalChamber policy advocate, the briefing featured experts on California’s Pathway to More Housing, a major issue for the 2021 and 2022 legislative sessions.
Topics and Speakers
Residential Redevelopment of Commercially Zoned Land in California
David Garcia, Policy Director, UC Berkeley Terner Center for Housing Innovation
Missing Middle Housing
Denise Pinkston, President, The Casita Coalition
CEQA 101
Shahiedah Palmer, Associate, Arent Fox
Upcoming Policy Briefings
January 22 – Tax Fatigue
January 29 – Workers’ Compensation — Beyond COVID
February 5 – Transportation Infrastructure and Fueling
February 12 – Single Use Packaging and Recycling
