BY RYAN SABALOW | CalMatters A bill that would increase penalties for those who assault hospital emergency department workers is facing the same pushback that other recent tough-on-crime legislation has …
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER | Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied an appeal from California corrections officials who sought immunity from lawsuits claiming they acted …
Getting a few more packages out shouldn’t injure workers or force them to skip lunch or a bathroom break, according to a new U.S. Senate bill that seeks to regulate …
In what’s expected to be a three-day strike impacting three South Bay hospitals and possibly patient care, thousands of Santa Clara County nurses plan to walk off the job early …
For six years, Inland warehouse workers looked to Sacramento to beat the heat. Relief arrived Thursday, March 21, when a state board approved rules protecting workers in a range of …
I wonder what my Great Aunt Fannie would think of today’s American workplace, with a percolating revival of its labor movement. On March 25, 1911, Fannie Lansner – the 21-year-old …
As global warming raises temperatures, Cal/OSHA has approved standards that would require companies to protect employees from excessive indoor heat, particularly in warehouses. The rules still need to overcome opposition …
SALINAS – Problems with systems used at a Fresh Express processing plant that caused more than 80 employees to complain of physical symptoms has resulted in the company agreeing to …
As the winter sun rises behind him, Carlos Esteban Rios sits in a Costa Mesa parking lot, waiting for a ride from a boss he’s never met and looking over …
Carpenter’s apprentice Timothy Kahae spent a day and night with a nail stuck through his palate into the base of his skull after the nail gun he was using misfired …