It along with another bill were meant to “unwind California’s failed history of cannabis prohibition,” according to Newsom’s office.
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Google workers battle company over ‘life and death’ abortion policies
Some employees say Google hasn’t gone far enough in response to Dobbs decision.
Labor board files complaint against Starbucks over pay offer
The National Labor Relations Board says Starbucks is violating U.S. labor law by withholding pay hikes and other benefits from stores that have voted to unionize
NLRB: Mine workers to pay Alabama coal company over $13M
A federal oversight board is ordering the United Mine Workers of America to pay more than $13 million in compensation to an Alabama coal company where members have been on strike for more than a year
Amazon bars off-duty warehouse workers from its buildings
Amazon is barring off-duty warehouse workers from the company’s facilities
EEOC: 2 fired for not joining company Christian prayer
A lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claims two employees with a North Carolina company say they were fired after refusing to participate in the firm’s daily Christian devotionals
Female ex-officers win $1M bias verdict against Philadelphia
Two former police officers whose gender discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit led Philadelphia’s police commissioner to resign won a $1 million verdict against the city
NY agency files discrimination complaint against Amazon
A state agency in New York has filed an administrative complaint against Amazon, alleging the e-commerce giant discriminated against pregnant and disabled workers by denying them “reasonable accommodations” and forcing them to take unpaid leave
Workers at a Target store in Virginia file for union vote
Workers at a Target store in Christiansburg, Virginia, have filed for a union election with federal labor regulators
NFL wants to move Brian Flores’ discrimination case to arbitration
The former NFL coach wants the case to remain in federal court.
Iowa court upholds gender identity discrimination case
The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld much of a 2019 jury verdict that found the state discriminated against a transgender prison employee by denying him the use of men’s restrooms and locker rooms
Starbucks halts stock buybacks as Schultz pivots to workers
Starbucks founder and new interim CEO Howard Schultz announced Monday that the coffee chain was suspending its share repurchase program to “invest more profit into our people and our stores.”
Black former employees sue Google for racial discrimination
April Curley alleges she was terminated after she spoke out.
California grocery workers vote on strike authorization
Thousands of southern and central California grocery workers have started voting on whether to authorize their union to call a strike against several major supermarket chains
Target seeks to entice workers with pay of up to $24 an hour
Workers at Target stores and distribution centers in places like New York, where competition for finding and hiring staff is the fiercest, could see starting wages as high as $24 an hour this year
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