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In our mission to create a better business climate, the PA Chamber is committed to advancing legislation that encourages employers to locate and expand in the Commonwealth and attract new investment and jobs. This includes ensuring that policies relating to the workforce are fair to both employers and employees, while opposing any efforts to place undue laws and regulatory burdens on the business community that act as a barrier to job growth.
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry President and CEO Luke Bernstein today issued the following statement after the Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted to advance House Bill 145: “State lawmakers should be focused on policies that strengthen our economy, not ones that make us less competitive. House Bill 145, which passed the state house […]
HARRISBURG – Today, Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry President and CEO Luke Bernstein released the following statement in response to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) recent vote to ban employer noncompete agreements: “The FTC has neither the statutory authority nor a sensible reason to attempt to ban noncompete agreements,” Bernstein said. “Employers will often […]
HARRISBURG – Today, PA Chamber Senior Vice President for Government Affairs Alex Halper released the following statement in response to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s recent announcement of a new directive for the use of Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) for state projects. PLAs typically require private companies to commit to using unionized labor as a prerequisite to […]
Last week, House lawmakers advanced several bills with the potential to significantly impact Pennsylvania employers: H.B. 950 Would amend the state constitution for the stated purpose of prohibiting future lawmakers from enacting “Right to Work” legislation, which guarantees that individuals cannot be forced to join or contribute financially to a union as a condition of […]
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last Friday that the Biden Administration could proceed with its COVID-19 vaccine or testing requirement for employers with 100 or more employees. This proposal, first promulgated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in early November, had been enjoined by an earlier court decision. Plaintiffs have already appealed […]
PA Chamber President and CEO Gene Barr issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s announcement that he is mandating employee vaccination or weekly testing at businesses with 100 or more employees: “The Pennsylvania Chamber will be examining the full scope of these orders, to evaluate their impact on a private sector that has […]
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Advances in Senate After weeks of negotiation, the Senate began consideration of the INVEST in America Act– the bipartisan infrastructure bill. If passed, the $1T bill is expected to be followed by additional legislation spending nearly $3.5T on spending priorities favored by progressive Democrat lawmakers, but which is facing opposition from moderate […]
President Biden on Friday signed a sweeping executive order that could have profound impacts on employers, including policies that target specific industries such as healthcare, manufacturing, banking and telecommunications. According to a fact sheet distributed by the White House, the executive order directs more than a dozen federal agencies to pursue 72 initiatives, ranging from […]
Governor Wolf opted to neither sign nor veto H.B. 336, the Administrative Code bill that is one of four bills accompanying the state budget passed in late June. Without action by the governor, legislation passing the General Assembly becomes law after 10 days. Among the bill’s key provisions was a one-sentence entry worked out as […]
Every employer in Pennsylvania is impacted by myriad laws and regulations from multiple levels of government that regulate the workplace and employer/employee relations. Many such laws and regulations may be well-intended, reasonable and constructive, with goals of helping to facilitate a positive work environment and fostering a healthy work/life balance.
Yet once a policy transitions from concept to requirement, the impact can be unpredictable, broader than its purpose, at times detrimental to the very employees whom the policy is intended to benefit and unduly burdensome on employers. This can be particularly relevant to smaller businesses, which comprise the vast majority of employers in Pennsylvania and may not have staff dedicated to interpreting, implementing and administering complex regulations and cumbersome mandates.
Accordingly, the PA Chamber supports public policy related to employment and the workplace that:
Approved by the Board of Directors on April 24, 2026.