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Opinion: You Call It the Gig Economy, but California Calls It “Feudalism”

September 12, 2019 Editor

From today’s New York Times: Labor leaders cheered in the balcony and lawmakers embraced on the floor of the California Senate on Tuesday as it passed a landmark measure that…

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Sweeping bill rewriting California employment law sent to Gov. Newsom

September 12, 2019 Editor

From today’s Los Angeles Times: California lawmakers rewrote the rules of employment across a wide swath of industries Wednesday in legislation that could grant hundreds of thousands of workers new…

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A California bill that would ban forced arbitration heads to Gov. Newsom

September 5, 2019 Editor

From today’s Los Angeles Times: When companies in California tell job candidates they have to give up their right to sue the company for most disputes, a bill headed to…

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The American Economy Is Creating a National Identity Crisis for Workers

August 28, 2019 Editor

From today’s New York Times: Europeans often describe the United States as a great place to buy stuff but a terrible place to work. They understand the appeal of our…

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The Consumer Bureau’s Reckless Plan for Debt Collection

August 26, 2019 Editor

From today’s Wired Magazine: WE LEARN IN email 101 that hyperlinks from unfamiliar senders are breeding grounds for scams. Microsoft has warned against clicking on foreign links for decades. The…

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State of the Unions: What happened to America’s labor movement?

August 21, 2019 Editor

From today’s New Yorker Magazine: Do you have rights at work? Franklin Delano Roosevelt thought you did. In 1936, while trying to haul America’s economy out of the bog that…

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What to Do at Work When You Feel Uninspired

August 13, 2019 Editor

From today’s New York Times: It’s an inevitable part of having a job: At some point we all feel a little uninspired. Maybe you’re not crazy about a new project,…

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Robocall Bill Wins Approval in the House

July 26, 2019 Editor

From Consumer Reports Online: A crackdown on robocalls moved one step closer Wednesday after the House voted 429-3 to increase consumer protections against the unsolicited and annoying phone calls. The…

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Trump turning the Department of Labor into the Department of Employer Rights

July 22, 2019 Editor

From today’s Los Angeles Times: No advocates for workers’ rights or labor were especially surprised last week when President Trump nominated Eugene Scalia for secretary of Labor, succeeding the utterly…

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The 9th Circuit just blew up mandatory arbitration in consumer cases

July 2, 2019 Editor

From today’s Reuter’s Online News: In a trio of rulings on Friday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blessed a tactic that will allow plaintiffs lawyers litigating California consumer…