School may be in session, but the dearth of child care is still proving to be a major hurdle to women reentering the U.S. labor market.
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Workplace shootings are all too common in California. The latest one fits a pattern
He killed the people he wanted to kill.
Column: Sen. Joe Manchin pushes a sweeping pro-union labor law one step closer to reality
Sen. Joe Manchin, widely regarded as a crucial swing vote in the narrowly Democratic Senate, moved a sweeping pro-union law one step closer to enactment Monday by declaring that he would become a co-sponsor.
Editorial: California’s unemployment system collapsed on Julie Su’s watch. Is she ready for Biden’s team?
The Biden administration on Wednesday nominated California Labor Secretary Julie A. Su to be deputy secretary of Labor to help shape the president’s jobs agenda and economic recovery effort.
California Labor Secretary Julie Su picked for federal post amid crisis at EDD
President Biden on Wednesday nominated California Labor Secretary Julie A. Su as the second in command at the U.S. Department of Labor, even as she faces criticism from some in her home state for ongoing troubles at the Employment Development Department, which has delayed approving unemployment benefits while paying out billions of dollars on fraudulent claims.
California’s new workplace laws: COVID-19 safety, family leave and more
Sweeping new laws ramping up in 2021 will force California businesses to offer employees more help to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, including measures on disclosure of workplace infections, on healthcare and wage replacement, and on job-protected leave to care for sick family members.
Column: ‘Bosses need love too’ is a totally 2020 thing to say
I’ve been struggling in recent days to come up with that one perfect example of how screwed up this nation’s priorities have become amid the worst public-health crisis most of us have ever — and hopefully will ever — experience.
California considers emergency COVID-19 workplace safety rules as infections rise
A six-member board overseeing the safety of California’s workplaces on Thursday will consider imposing new rules intended to curb the spread of the coronavirus, which has been surging across the state.
Editorial: Religious freedom is no excuse for discrimination against gay couples
A Catholic social services agency urged the Supreme Court this week to rule that the agency can participate in the city of Philadelphia’s foster care program while refusing to work with same-sex couples.
Cal/OSHA will create emergency COVID workplace safety rules
After months of discussion, California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health will move forward with emergency statewide standards to address what worker advocates have been calling “an occupational health emergency.”
Coronavirus may be creating better bosses, who talk less and listen more
Back in the pre-COVID-19 days, Mitchell Spearman didn’t talk to his staff much about their feelings.
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