On July 1, 2025, several states in the U.S. implemented a minimum wage increase, impacting over 880,000 workers. While not ...

Organized labor squared off against major San Diego businesses during a council committee hearing to consider what would be a ...

California sent incarcerated firefighters to battle blazes in Los Angeles this year. It’s moving toward paying them minimum wage for their work in emergencies.

Many Changes Coming in California As it often does, California leads the way with a patchwork of minimum wage increases across localities and industries scheduled for this summer.

California introduced a groundbreaking $20 minimum wage for specific fast-food workers. This legislative milestone aims to uplift the economic conditions of thousands in a vital industry. But who ...

In California, an employee needs to satisfy both a salary test and a duties test to be classified as an “exempt” employee.

Without Newsom's efforts, major reforms to California's stifling environmental laws would have died on the vine.

On Wednesday, the San Diego City Council's Select Committee on Addressing Cost of Living unanimously passed a proposal to raise the minimum wage of hospitality workers in the city to $25 an hour.

The slashing of worker protections is aimed at increasing the rate of exploitation and boosting the profits of US ...

For operators, inflation isn’t just squeezing margins—it’s forcing questions about strategy and what value means to ...

Three years ago, as the region and nation were still in the grip of the Covid-19 pandemic, Los Angeles-area hospitals were in ...