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CalChamber shows votes on major business bills

Editor and Publisher — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:04:15 +0000

(California Chamber of Commerce) The California Chamber of Commerce has released a report of California legislators’ floor votes for the first year of the 2009-10 legislative session, focusing on priority bills to the state’s business community.

This is the 34th vote record the CalChamber has compiled. The CalChamber publishes this report in response to numerous requests by member firms and local chambers of commerce that would like a gauge by which to measure their legislator’s performance.

To help readers assess legislators’ vote records, the charts group bills ... Continue Reading

RB Chamber Helps Stop Anti-Job Proposal

Editor and Publisher — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:00:18 +0000

AB 793 and AB 943, two harmful legislative proposals that would have put businesses in Redondo Beach, were defeated in October when the Governor vetoed both pieces of legislation.

The Chamber reviewed each proposal through its Government Relations Council and sent letters to local legislators and the Governor urging opposition to both proposals.

AB 793 would have revised the statute of limitations law for any workplace claim or lawsuit relating to compensation so that the statute of limitations is renewed each time an employee’s compensation is “affected,” including each time it is paid. AB ... Continue Reading