Labor

Departments in state government are formalizing remote-work policies, but will they support a telework program that trusts public servants to perform?

Workers across California are hitting the picket line to protest staff shortages and wages aren't keeping up with the cost of living.

The gap between the goals of California programs intended to help low-income residents and the reality is evident in key areas.

Income inequality grew in California during three of the last four recessions before the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers are trying to figure out if the same happened in 2020.

A bill would establish a unit within Cal/OSHA to prosecute perpetrators who force or coerce vulnerable people into jobs with little or no pay.

A new law will give most California workers up to 80 hours of COVID-related sick leave. But workers at small businesses, who make the lowest wages, won’t be covered under the new plan.

As the first woman to serve as the mayor of Eastvale, and a new mom, I know firsthand how much we need a national family leave policy.

Tighter mask rules and increased vaccination rates could have made a difference, but omicron was going to be a problem no matter what. In response to worker shortages, the Newsom administration has made it easier for schools to hire subs, requested $8 million to address health care staffing issues and more.

The Employment Development Department says it suspects 98% of the 27,000 medical providers associated with disability claims are fraudulent.

Burnout and COVID is causing California homeless service workers to leave. Low pay makes it difficult to recruit new ones. But they're essential to the state's plans to reduce homelessness.