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COVID work rules: A guide for California workers
With a huge number of Californians testing positive for COVID-19 during the omicron variant surge, many have been too sick to work. Here are some answers to commonly asked questions as rules and regulations for workplace safety keep changing.
By • January 21, 2022
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Here’s what’s ahead for California businesses in 2022
Legislators may work on paid leave policies, employee data protections, farmworker elections, and more. There are ballot measure proposals that could impact businesses, and business groups will raise the issue of California’s unemployment insurance fund debt.
By • January 3, 2022
Several new California laws will kick in for 2022. The state Capitol. Illustration by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters; iStock
Economy
Eleven new California laws for 2022, explained in one minute
The new year brings a raft of new laws for Californians. They’re likely to affect what your neighborhood looks like, how safe you feel, what recourse you have against discrimination — even how you take out your trash. In 2021 the Legislature’s super-majority of Democrats sent Gov. Gavin Newsom hundreds of bills that he signed […]
By and • December 28, 2021
Nance Parry spends hours each day at home searching job listings on the internet and printed out lists of local job postings at her home in Duarte on Dec. 6, 2021. Photo by Raquel Natalicchio for CalMatters
Economy
Why does California have the highest jobless rate in the country?
California has the highest unemployment rate in the country. Several factors are contributing, including the state’s slow-to-rebound leisure and hospitality sectors. But the state has a lot of job openings, and high quit rates suggest workers are optimistic they can find better positions.
By • December 10, 2021
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Economy
California rolled out websites and apps to fight COVID-19 — did they work?
Lea este artículo en español. During the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year, Shira Shafir was trying to make vaccine appointments for some colleagues at UCLA.  Unfortunately, the first few times she used MyTurn, part of California’s technological response to the pandemic, the site proved difficult even for her, an adjunct associate professor at UCLA focused on […]
By • November 9, 2021
The Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro on Sept. 29, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Economy
Here’s what California could do to help fix the supply chain
Global supply chain problems have led to a massive backup at Southern California ports. California lawmakers are asking experts about what the state could do to help — including locating temporary storage, growing the truck driving and warehouse workforces, suspending regulations and creating a new inland port.
By • November 5, 2021

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Famously one of the world’s largest economies, California is a major player in just about every field — from agriculture to tech. We delve into the impact of the state’s dollars-and-cents decisions.
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