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Lauren Hepler

Author Archives: Lauren Hepler

Lauren covers the California economy for CalMatters. Her past stories have been published by the New York Times, the L.A. Times, the Guardian and others. She previously worked as a staff reporter for Protocol and the Silicon Valley Business Journal.

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Posted inEconomy

Who will pay for all of California’s unemployment fraud?

Lauren HeplerStephen Council by Lauren Hepler and Stephen Council December 22, 2020December 22, 2020
EMT Giselle Dorgalli, second from right, looks at a monitor while performing chest compression on a patient who tested positive for coronavirus in the emergency room at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills section of Los Angeles on Nov. 19, 2020. Photo by Jae C. Hong, AP Photo
Posted inCoronavirus

Most Californians now under Newsom’s stay-at-home order tied to ICU capacity

Ana B. IbarraLauren Hepler by Ana B. Ibarra and Lauren Hepler December 3, 2020January 5, 2021
EMT Giselle Dorgalli, segunda desde la derecha, mira un monitor mientras realiza una compresión torácica en un paciente que dio positivo por coronavirus en la sala de emergencias del Providence Holy Cross Medical Center en la sección Mission Hills de Los Ángeles el 19 de noviembre de 2020. Foto por Jae C. Hong, AP Photo
Posted inCalMatters en Español

Newsom implementa una orden regional de quedarse en casa vinculada a la capacidad de la UCI

Ana B. IbarraLauren Hepler by Ana B. Ibarra and Lauren Hepler December 3, 2020December 3, 2020
Matt Hoffman pets his Saint Bernard Jackson while on hold with Bank of America at his girlfriend’s house in Escalon on Nov. 13, 2020. Hoffman, who has been unemployed since suffering a stroke last year, has been unable to access his benefits since July. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inEconomy

California may change how unemployment gets paid

Lauren Hepler by Lauren Hepler November 25, 2020December 4, 2020
Stephanie Moore sits with her eight-month-old dog Spooky at a local park in Lawndale, CA, on Nov. 17, 2020. Photo by Tash Kimmell for CalMatters.
Posted inEconomy

How Bank of America helped fuel California’s unemployment meltdown

Lauren HeplerStephen Council by Lauren Hepler and Stephen Council November 20, 2020November 20, 2020
Rideshare vehicles at Long Beach Airport, Sept. 19, 2017. Photo by Ringo Chiu, ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News
Posted inEconomy

After gig companies’ Prop. 22 win, labor groups vow challenges

Lauren Hepler by Lauren Hepler November 4, 2020November 5, 2020
Bailey Brown en su casa en Pismo Beach el 25 de octubre de 2020. Foto de Robert Oliver para CalMatters
Posted inCalMatters en Español

California ofreció un salvavidas cuando se redujeron sus horas, luego se detuvieron los pagos

Lauren Hepler by Lauren Hepler November 3, 2020November 4, 2020
Bailey Brown at her home in Pismo Beach on Oct. 25, 2020. Photo by Robert Oliver for CalMatters
Posted inEconomy

California offered a lifeline when their hours were cut — then payments froze

Lauren Hepler by Lauren Hepler November 3, 2020November 4, 2020
Las calcomanías de Uber y Lyft se ven en un auto en el estacionamiento del Aeropuerto Internacional de Los Ángeles (LAX) el 20 de agosto de 2020 en Los Ángeles. Los conductores de Uber y Lyft organizaron una manifestación en el aeropuerto pidiendo derechos laborales básicos. Un tribunal de apelaciones concedió a Lyft y Uber una suspensión de emergencia para no tener que clasificar a los conductores como empleados, permitiendo que los servicios de transporte compartido continúen después de una amenaza de cierre. Fotografía de Ringo Chiu, ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News
Posted inCalMatters en Español

Demandas y contragolpes laborales: los últimos días de la Propuesta 22

Lauren Hepler by Lauren Hepler October 27, 2020October 30, 2020
Uber and Lyft stickers are seen on a car at the ride share lot at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Aug. 20, 2020 in Los Angeles. Uber and Lyft drivers held a rally earlier at the airport calling for basic employment rights. An appeals court granted Lyft and Uber an emergency stay from needing to classify drivers as employees allowing ride-sharing services to continue after a threatened shutdown. Photo by Ringo Chiu, ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News
Posted inElection 2020

Lawsuits and labor backlash: Prop. 22’s cutthroat final days

Lauren Hepler by Lauren Hepler October 27, 2020October 30, 2020

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