On Jan. 1, 2019, California moved one step closer to its ultimate goal of having the minimum wage set at $15-an-hour. The federal minimum wage is still $7.25, but the state supersedes it because it is a higher wage. Employers with 25 or fewer employees are now required to pay a minimum of $11 an […]

According to recent studies by finance website Magnify Money, six of the top 50 best cities in the United States for millennials are in California. These cities provide millennials plenty of job opportunities and higher pay. One of Magnify Money’s studies focused on America’s “top boomtowns,” and analyzed industry growth, population, housing and jobs. Another […]

According to research released in May from UCLA’s Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, over half of Uber and Lyft drivers in Los Angeles drive full time. Unfortunately, many Uber and Lyft drivers also struggle to pay for expenses such as gas, insurance and vehicle maintenance costs. About a third of the drivers either […]

Chipotle has decided to move its headquarters from its longtime hometown of Denver to Southern California. The announcement came last month and it will end the restaurant chain’s 25 year tenure of having its headquarters in Colorado. The new home for Chipotle will be in Newport Beach, which is near fast-food chains Del Taco, In-N-Out […]

The question about what to do with the 2013 ballots in a union decertification vote by Gerawan Farming Inc. workers is still undecided. About 300 Gerawan workers gathered outside of the 5th District Court of Appeals in Fresno in April while the court heard the testimony of the United Farm Workers (UFW) union and Gerawan […]

According to KPCC, California’s top region for job growth is not in the Silicon Valley, where new tech jobs are getting all the attention, it’s the Inland Empire. According to Inland Empire economist John Husing’s annual economic forecast for 2018, jobs in San Bernardino and Riverside counties grew by 3.5 percent during 2017. This increase […]

Fox & Hounds By: Michael Vallante This year, there is a reason to celebrate on April 17th: the simpler, fairer, tax system is making a real difference for families and businesses. As a result of the Tax Reform Act passed last year by Congress, Americans are more optimistic about the economy than they’ve been in […]

 Farmworkers should have the right to be represented. If abandoned by a union, farmworkers deserve the right to vote. The right to have their voices heard and the right to be represented. Don’t take this choice away from them. Farmworkers deserve to have the same rights and protections as every other worker.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, California’s solar power industry has started to shrink after years of steady job growth. The Solar Foundation research group released their annual survey in late January and it found that the number of solar jobs in the state fell more than 13 percent in 2017. The reason for the […]

Last month, a proposed bill was introduced by a bipartisan group of state lawmakers that will create a California work permit program for farmworkers and service industry employees without legal residency in the United Sates. The bill, Assembly Bill 1885 (AB 1885), was introduced by Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella), Assemblyman Devon Mathis (R-Visalia) and Assemblywoman […]