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California Hospital Workers Strike, Fracturing Pandemic’s Uneasy Labor Peace

People of the State of California v. Uber & Lyft

Leave a Comment / Worker Classification / By max cyril

NELP and other workers’ rights advocates urge court to stop Uber and Lyft’s independent contractor misclassification. On July 17, 2020, NELP, in collaboration with Legal Aid at Work and other California-based workers’ rights organizations, urged the San Francisco Superior Court of California to stop Uber and Lyft’s illegal misclassification of their drivers as independent contractors. …

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Parents are ready to return to work, but where will their kids go?

Leave a Comment / Childcare / By max cyril

The resurgence of California’s economy — the fifth largest in the world — could rest on one sector shattered by the pandemic: child care. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The resurgence of California’s economy — the fifth largest in the world — could rest on one sector in particular that’s been shattered by the pandemic: child care. …

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AB 5 repeal could land on 2022 ballot

Leave a Comment / Independant Contractors / By max cyril

AB 5 enshrined in law the California Supreme Court’s test for distinguishing employees from independent contractors. Voters could get a chance to dissolve California’s controversial worker classification law in 2022. Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin), one of the measure’s most ardent opponents in the Legislature, announced he will try to qualify a ballot initiative to repeal …

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California Authorities Take Steps to Protect Workers’ Health and Rehiring Post-Quarantine

Leave a Comment / Worker Protection / By max cyril

State and local governments in California have recently signed into law several measures aimed at protecting workers. At the state level, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order offering additional paid sick leave to food sector workers. At the local level, both the County and City of Los Angeles have now adopted worker retention and …

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California lawmakers blast ‘atrocious’ UI system overloaded with 4.9M claims

Leave a Comment / unemployment / By max cyril

SACRAMENTO — California state lawmakers unleashed their frustrations about the state’s unemployment system Thursday, demanding answers from an agency director about the problems their jobless constituents have endured trying to access the financial lifeline during the pandemic. “We’ve never heard the type of suffering people are experiencing right now,” said Assemblyman David Chiu (D-San Francisco). …

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California Assembly Bill 9 Expands the Statute of Limitation for Discrimination Claims

1 Comment / discrimination / By max cyril

Statutes of limitations, are designed to ensure that an alleged victim does not delay in making a claim for damages or other relief. A long delay can deprive the defendant of the evidence necessary to fight the claim. By failing to act with reasonable diligence to pursue a claim, relevant document may be lost and …

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How Does the Passage of AB 5 in California Affect Me and Others in the Gig Economy?

Leave a Comment / gig economy / By max cyril

Today Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 5. The untitled new law will have a significant impact on the gig economy in California. It will be increasingly difficult to lawfully classify California workers as independent contractors. With the exception of several significant carveouts, which I discuss below, the definition of “to employ” announced …

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Hey, Uber and Lyft: Gig Work Is Work. California Just Said So.

Leave a Comment / gig economy / By max cyril

The rideshare industry seems to have been on an unstoppable tear, running roughshod over regulations, filling the streets with cars, and making astronomical sums of Wall Street capital. But California just tripped up Uber and Lyft’s business model with pioneering legislation to rein in the freewheeling “gig economy.” The law, Assembly Bill 5 (AB5), passed overwhelmingly in …

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Economic and environmental cost of Trump’s auto rollback could be staggering, new research shows

Leave a Comment / economy / By max cyril

The Trump administration’s plan to freeze fuel efficiency standards in defiance of California’s stricter, more environmentally friendly rules is set to have dire ramifications for emissions levels and the economy, according to new research out Wednesday. Rolling back California’s robust vehicle emissions requirements will cost the U.S. economy $400 billion through 2050, an analysis from the environmental …

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