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 […]
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.” […]
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 […]
On Sunday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health tallied 3,123 new Covid-19 cases and 89 new deaths. The lower number of deaths and cases may reflect reporting delays over the weekend. This brings the count to […]
During the early days of the pandemic, the prospect of workers suing businesses for not protecting them from the virus was so great that many corporations lobbied for tort protection, aiming to be shielded from negligence claims. And […]
Withdrawing threats to lock out educators who refused to work in person Monday, Chicago Public Schools and city officials called for a two-day “cooling-off” period during which educators will be allowed to teach remotely and students […]
The industry groups that recommended a production pause amid California’s COVID-19 surge in early January have lifted it. The groups said the move, which will take effect Monday, was in line with the Los Angeles County Department of Public […]
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