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1Proposed Legislation Could Allow College Athletes in California to get paid

Proposed Legislation Could Allow College Athletes in California to get paid

Mar 8, 2019

College athletes in California could soon be getting paid, thanks to a proposed legislation introduced earlier this year. However, the money will not be coming from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). State Senator Nancy Skinner introduced Senate Bill 206 (SB 206), which would allow players to get compensated for sponsorship opportunities. The proposed legislation […]

2Report Claims that L.A. Police and fire Retirement plan is more Expensive than Promised

Report Claims that L.A. Police and fire Retirement plan is more Expensive than Promised

Feb 28, 2019

In 2001, Los Angeles voters approved a controversial retirement program that pays Los Angeles police and firefighters their salaries and pensions simultaneously at the end of their careers that was promised to be “cost neutral.” However, a study earlier last year found that more than 1,200 participants who entered the Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) […]

3California’s Minimum Wage Increased in 2019

California’s Minimum Wage Increased in 2019

Jan 10, 2019

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 […]

4Millennials are Moving to these California Cities for Better Opportunities

Millennials are Moving to these California Cities for Better Opportunities

Dec 20, 2018

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 […]

5Proposed California bill would allow work permit program for undocumented farm laborers and service workers

Proposed California bill would allow work permit program for undocumented farm laborers and service workers

Feb 22, 2018

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 […]

6UFW’s Farmworker Union Dues Seized to pay off Lawsuit

UFW’s Farmworker Union Dues Seized to pay off Lawsuit

Sep 13, 2017

The union dues from hundreds of farmworkers will be diverted to pay off a $1.2 million judgment against the United Farm Workers over the union’s treatment of its organizers. On Friday, Monterey Superior Court Judge Thomas W. Wills ordered UFW dues, which are deducted from paychecks at four companies, be diverted to pay back wages […]

7CSU System has Trouble Justifying some of their Hiring and Budgeting Actions

CSU System has Trouble Justifying some of their Hiring and Budgeting Actions

Apr 21, 2017

A new state audit that was recently released is claiming that the California State University system has unjustifiably hired more management personnel than is needed over the years and has been paying them raises more than needed. The Sacramento Bee reports: There were nearly 4,000 managers in the CSU system during the 2015-16 academic year, […]

8Obama Releases Overtime Pay To Salaried Employees, NonProfits & Universities Denounce Plan

Obama Releases Overtime Pay To Salaried Employees, NonProfits & Universities Denounce Plan

May 18, 2016

Today, The Obama administration unveiled a new rule that would let full-time salaried employees earn overtime pay if they make up to $47,476 a year, more than double the current rate of $23,660 a year. The U.S. Labor Department estimates that this will impact 4.2 million workers, yet the plan was quickly criticized by nonprofit […]

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