Dear Coalition Opposing Independent Contractor Withholding:

You made a difference! Thank you!

We are pleased to report the Legislature temporarily shelved the independent contractor withholding proposal, and it is no longer part of the current Senate budget package. We believe this is due in large part to the efforts of this coalition! The budget, however, will continue to be discussed this summer, and independent contractor withholding can be revived as a proposal and remains a threat. This means we must remain vigilant, and our work is not finished. 

Next Steps:

1.    Please provide a copy of your letter: CalChamber is compiling a record of all of the letters that were sent by coalition members to a legislator. If you wrote to your Assembly member and/or Senator, please email us a copy of the letter at savejobs@calchamber.com or fax us a copy at 916-325-1272.

2.      Please let us know if you made a phone call: We are also keeping track of phone calls that were made on behalf of a business. If you made a phone call, please let us know to whom, as well as your company’s city, state and zip code. This will help us to track what districts had phone activity.

3. Stay tuned: We will keep you apprised of further developments with this proposal and let you know when further action is needed. Attached is the latest version of the coalition handout and coalition list. We are now have over 1000 coalition members and growing!! If you requested your business to be added and we inadvertently left you off, please let us know. Best regards, Kyla

Kyla Christoffersen
Policy Advocate
Issue Areas: Taxation, Labor and Employment
California Chamber of Commerce
1215 K Street, Suite 1400
Sacramento, CA 95814

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