The percentage of women working outside the home has changed little in the last five decades. It sits at 75% working at least 35 hours per week, with 25% working 1 to 34 hours. This adds up to over half of the entire U.S. workforce. While women have worked hard to...
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State moves to reclassify Lyft and Uber drivers as employees
California’s Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued an order this week that drivers for transportation network companies (TNCs) qualify as employees under the hotly debated AB-5 law, which specifically makes it more difficult for companies to classify workers as...
Supreme Court rules on LGBTQ rights
Many watched with concern as the United States Supreme Court appointees have become increasingly conservative with a strong push from the president and the Republican U.S. Senate. So civil rights advocates were pleasantly shocked when the court handed down a 6-3...
Women’s unemployment rates higher than men’s
The world is facing its largest economic crisis since the Great Depression. This is, of course, tied to the coronavirus and the stay at home order embraced by governors around the country. Many businesses closed, perhaps never to reopen, leaving upwards of 15 million...
Mistakes to avoid when reopening a business
State governments around the country are grappling with decisions about reopening businesses. Nevertheless, it is the businesses themselves that will have the final say on if or when they will reopen. Many owners and managers are chomping at the bit to get back to...
State provides support to businesses for COVID-19 worker protection
The California State Compensation Insurance Fund announced a series of initiatives to support policyholders and workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The group has earmarked a $50 million Essential Business Support Fund for workplace safety initiatives to keep...
Doctor claims his removal was politically motivated
The director of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) was recently removed from his position as a leader in the search to find a cure for COVID-19. The doctor claimed in a statement that the reason...
Employees rights during the pandemic
There is a lot of concern about what the world will look like once the COVID-19 pandemic subsides. Many workers wonder if they will be able to hold onto their job or get it back. Many businesses are hanging on, hoping the company is strong enough to survive this...
Pregnancy discrimination and California paid family leave
Pregnancy is a time of celebration and hope for many expectant mothers (and their partners). However, pregnancy is also stressful for many people, whether couples face financial uncertainty or women experience health problems during the course of their pregnancy....
State Supreme Court rules on PAGA-only actions
California is often an outlier in favor of the employee when it comes to employment law and employee rights. One example is the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), a law from 2004 that enables a plaintiff of a PAGA-only claim to sue their employer on the state’s...