Labor

Newsom disinvites labor leader from commission. First partner fights for pay equity. Ad blitz aims to sink PG&E bankruptcy bill.

Battle heats up on independent contractors bill. State aims to lure back film producers from anti-abortion states. Democrats take gun fight to the bank.

PG&E CEO to make pitch to legislators. UC Merced gives first-generation college students a path forward. UC labor battle may be headed to ballot.

Legislators return from summer break set to tackle slew of issues, including the nature of work and California's recycling crisis.

Workers weigh in on gig economy bill. What's being done to improve African-American maternal health. Should striking workers get unemployment insurance?

The California Senate Labor Committee will hold a hearing at 9:30 a.m. on July 10 on the so-called “Dynamex” bill, which would tighten rules that classify workers as independent contractors. The legislation has made headlines for posing a threat to the on-demand business models of companies such as Uber and Lyft. Read more about the […]

The head of the chief developers' group is increasingly pessimistic that they can cut a deal with unions to kickstart home building in California—although both sides are still talking.

Online retailers have leveraged their power to extract subsidies from cities desperate for tax revenue. Those cities have agreed to give the retailers half or more of the sales tax paid through the retailer not just by their own residents but by people in every city in the state. Online retailers are reaping as much as $1 billion a year in taxpayer dollars through these kickbacks.

IPOs are bringing rideshare companies tens of billions of dollars in investment. But the companies mistreat drivers who are the backbone of their businesses. Thousands of Uber and Lyft drivers are going on strike across California on May 8 to call for basic rights and protections like those afforded through Assembly Bill 5.

Legislators to test Newsom with new bills, more school districts plan layoffs, why industrial hemp still isn't legal, panel continues death penalty work