Helping California Business Do Business
California Chamber of Commerce (CalChamber) is a not-for-profit organization committed to helping California businesses survive and thrive while complying with complex laws and regulations. Our more than 13,000 members are a diverse group, ranging from companies such as Microsoft and the Walt Disney Corporation to local companies with a handful of employees.
For more than 120 years, CalChamber has worked to make California a better place to do business by giving private-sector employers a voice in state politics and providing a full range of California-specific products and services.
Government Relations
CalChamber's active Government Relations program works in tandem with business leaders throughout the state to promote policies providing greater certainty for employers. In addition to representing employers to legislators and regulators, we:
Our major political victories in recent years include successfully challenged tax increases, costly workplace mandates and frivolous lawsuits.
Products and Member Services
In addition to representing employer views before lawmakers and the courts, CalChamber is a one-stop shop for information, products and resources that answer California and federal labor law and human resources questions. CalChamber members receive numerous benefits, including:
- Labor Law Helpline, which supports your business needs by providing direct phone contact to the expert support you need to keep your business in compliance with the law.
- HRCalifornia.com, which allows 24/7 access to forms, checklists, and policies that are frequently updated to reflect changes to California employment law.
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CalChamber Store, open to nonmembers as well, offers an extensive library of products including posters, reference books, guides and
online training that explain complex topics such as employment law, sexual harassment prevention, and many other human resources subjects in easy-to-understand terms.
Business Resources
CalChamber is a comprehensive business resource. From international trade guidelines to industry networking, we've got the information businesses need. Businesses up and down the state rely on our daily news updates, legislative analyses and educational forums.
California Foundation for Commerce and Education
The foundation is dedicated to preserving and strengthening the California business climate and private enterprise through accurate, impartial research and education on public policy issues of interest to the California business and public policy communities.