California employer health premiums will cost as much as a new car in 2027
Employers are bracing for what could be the highest rise in health insurance premiums in 16 years in…
Contributor: Crucial task of protecting workers now falls to local enforcement
An explosive lawsuit filed by San Diego County last month alleges that sushi chefs throughout California are badly…
Ex-Redlands police deputy chief was California’s highest-paid public employee
A former Redlands deputy police chief topped California’s public payroll in 2025, taking home $1.26 million in total…
Immigrant detainees in California win key workplace safety settlement
In 2023, California regulators levied more than $100,000 in fines against the private operator of a federal immigration…
Cisco to lay off more than 400 workers in California
San José tech company Cisco plans to cut 471 workers in three Bay Area offices, according to layoff…
Lineage warehouse fire disrupts lives, businesses in Los Angeles
As firefighters continue to battle a stubborn and complex fire at a massive refrigerated warehouse in Boyle Heights,…
New learning goals, layoffs and no Carvalho. L.A. school board charts a new course
Two days after the resignation of Supt. Alberto Carvalho, the Los Angeles school board unanimously approved a $20.6…
Firefighters battle blaze at South El Monte shooting range
Firefighters are battling a fire near a South El Monte shooting range that sparked Saturday afternoon. A worker…
How SoCal’s car washes are learning to operate in the Trump era
Mario remembers his shift at Harbor Blvd Car Wash on that clear August day. He was in the…
AI saves office workers hours, but then demands hours of babysitting
As the use of artificial intelligence spreads across companies worldwide, it is relieving workers of tedious old chores…
A close look at high-speed rail construction
The Hanford viaduct, a key section of California’s high-speed rail project, is nearing completion as workers continue to…
A year after L.A. worksite immigration raid at fashion company, former workers still struggling
A year ago, on June 6, federal agents descended on Ambiance Apparel, detaining dozens of workers in one…