California workplace violence prevention law goes into effect July 1

Beginning this month, California businesses will be required to have plans in place to prevent violence…

IATSE releases summary of new deal: AI, wage increases, etc.

The crew members union IATSE released a summary over the weekend of its new tentative agreement…

State board approves protections for hot workplaces

Relief is on the horizon for California fast-food workers operating hot kitchen appliances, logistics workers in…

Hiltzik: These southern governors are trying to keep wages low

Six Republican governors in the Deep South want their constituents to know that they’re looking out…

Labor, business reach deal to fix state’s PAGA law

A deal has been struck between business and labor groups that puts an end to a…

Audit finds major backlog of wage theft claims in California

Claims of wage theft filed by California workers are routinely left in limbo for years by…

Job growth in California lags; unemployment remains highest in U.S.

California posted another month of anemic job growth in April, keeping the state’s unemployment rate the…