Economy

California health care workers face layoffs, furloughs and pay cuts in the coronavirus pandemic as hospitals and medical practices say they're financially bleeding.

Lee este artículo en español. California’s essential workers will get new workers’ compensation protections under an executive order signed Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom — a move that could cost the state billions of dollars in claims from COVID-19-infected workers. The order presumes that workers — including nurses, janitors, first responders, farmworkers and grocery workers who […]

The state's massive deal with novice medical supplier Blue Flame mysteriously falls apart, with Maryland now calling for an investigation into the company's conduct.

Today’s socially distanced oral argument was just the latest installment in a nearly decade’s long legal drama that pits unionized public sector workers against cash-strapped state and local governments and pension debt hawks.

California’s top prosecutor sued Uber and Lyft for classifying drivers as independent contractors, depriving them of employee benefits and wages that are even more essential during the coronavirus pandemic.

California businesses have received $66.6 billion in federal Paycheck Protection Program loans so far, about 13% of the nation’s total, according to federal loan data. Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state’s businesses didn’t receive a proportional share of the federal money in the first round, but that it is now “punching above its weight” in […]

Health officials say the coronavirus is controlled enough to allow retail and manufacturing businesses to partially reopen.

California could reopen for an earlier school year, perhaps as soon as late July, to make up for lost learning time. Some retailers and manufacturers may be able to reopen in a matter of weeks — provided they take safety precautions.

Gov. Gavin Newsom could order that essential employees who contract coronavirus did so on the job and automatically qualify for workers' comp benefits. Businesses warn that could cost billions.

As California gradually reopens amid a pandemic that has killed nearly 48,000 Americans and left more than 3 million Californians unemployed, Gov. Gavin Newsom is faced with his toughest decisions yet: When and how do we return to normal?