“Covid-19 has cemented the e-commerce giant’s hold on the economy — but it has also spurred employees all around the country to organize,” writes Erika Hayasaki in The New York Times Magazine. “Covid proved to be a breaking point. […]
California’s Labor Commissioner cited and fined a Boyle Heights McDonald’s franchisee $125,913, after ownership was caught violating labor laws during the ongoing pandemic. Namely, the location’s owners were said to have illegally […]
In January, President Joe Biden promised to provide state and local health officials a three-week window into how many vaccine doses were on the way. “Until now we’ve had to guess how much vaccine to expect for the next week, and that’s […]
New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, sued Amazon on Tuesday evening, arguing that the company provided inadequate safety protection for workers in New York City during the pandemic and retaliated against employees who […]
California Governor Gavin Newsom was asked on Wednesday if he thinks the entire state might be out of the most restrictive purple tier of his Blueprint for a Safer Reopening by the first day of spring. “Yes,” said the governor, “based on trend lines.” […]
Publicists with the International Cinematographers Guild have canceled their annual awards luncheon to instead support their Local 600 Hardship Fund amid the pandemic. The ICG Publicists Awards traditionally recognizes the best film and TV […]
House Democrats are preparing to stitch together a legislative version of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief proposal next week, which will include an increase in the minimum wage to $15 an hour despite a second Senate […]
When the COVID-19 pandemic swept the nation last March, many large food retailers increased their frontline workers’ pay by several dollars an hour. Dubbed ‘hero pay,’ the programs have since ended, despite the remaining dangers […]
Los Angeles County will again reserve the majority of its available Covid-19 vaccinations again next week to provide second doses for those ready to receive them, with county-operated large-scale sites exclusively administering second […]
Following in the footsteps of the city of Long Beach, the cities of Montebello and Oakland have passed premium-pay ordinances mandating additional pay for certain grocery store and drugstore employees. Premium pay or “hazard pay” for […]
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