Unemployment

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California bills in danger in ‘suspense file’

If you’re the author or supporter of a bill before the California Legislature, this is one list you dread: While getting sent to the “suspense file” doesn’t seal a measure’s fate, it does put it at some risk of being killed for the year.  Leading up to the big suspense file decision day next week, […]

에 의해 린 라 • 5월 10, 2023

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Floods, fires, droughts show California needs bigger safety net for farmworkers, advocates say

January’s rains flooded farm fields and orchards. Many California farmworkers lost weeks of pay. Advocates say the state should help them weather such crises. A leading proposal would pay $300 a week to undocumented workers.

에 의해 Nicole Foy • 2월 16, 2023

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UC strike could stretch on despite tentative deal

A dispatch from CalMatters higher education reporter Mikhail Zinshteyn: UC striking workers are facing a high-stakes game of Deal or No Deal. Friday evening, the University of California and the negotiating team representing 36,000  striking academic workers approved a tentative agreement to end the five-week work stoppage — thought to be the largest-ever labor action […]

에 의해 Emily Hoeven • 12월 19, 2022

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California sends contradictory economic signals

When it comes to California’s economy, the numbers tell wildly different and seemingly incompatible stories — leading to competing narratives ahead of the Nov. 8 election as residents identify jobs, the economy and inflation as the top issues facing the state. Take GDP: On the one hand, Gov. Gavin Newsom is trumpeting a Bloomberg opinion […]

에 의해 Emily Hoeven • 10월 26, 2022

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California unemployment checks: New report says here’s why they’re so hard to get

The state agency that handles unemployment benefits pursued lowering costs and hindering fraud over making it easy for workers to access benefits, a new report found.

에 의해 Grace Gedye • 8월 8, 2022

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Are California programs having their intended effect?

With California lawmakers debating the fate of some 1,200-plus bills ahead of the end of the legislative session this month, let’s check in on some existing programs’ effectiveness. Today, an in-depth assessment of California’s unemployment insurance program is set to be released by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office, which advises lawmakers on fiscal issues. As […]

에 의해 Emily Hoeven • 8월 8, 2022

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Sky-high prices mute California’s economic recovery

California's unemployment rate is improving, but inflation, sky-high prices and high interest rates threaten the state's economic recovery.

에 의해 Emily Hoeven • 5월 23, 2022

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A California labor law that lets workers sue on the state’s behalf faces its toughest test

A pending U.S. Supreme Court ruling could hollow out a California law that lets employees collectively sue their employers over workplace law violations. Thousands of workers have used the law to address workplace issues, sometimes winning large settlements and changing company policies. But critics say the law mostly benefits the private attorneys doing the suing.

에 의해 Grace Gedye • 4월 11, 2022

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California’s economy is recovering. Are workers?

CalMatters is dedicated to explaining how state government impacts our lives. Your support helps us produce journalism that makes a difference. Donate now. On the surface, California’s economic recovery from the pandemic is looking rosier and rosier — but underneath, worker discontent is brewing. Today, nursing home workers are scheduled to hold events across the state — […]

에 의해 Emily Hoeven • 3월 28, 2022

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Inflation threatens California’s economic recovery

California's economic recovery was better than expected, but gas prices are shooting up, threatening the state's hard-fought gains.

에 의해 Emily Hoeven • 3월 14, 2022