Labor and Employment

California farmworkers will soon see a wage increase under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

... California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced in a statement on Thursday. The lawsuit was filed following the passage of Assembly Bill 5, which...

The law takes effect on 1 July 2027. “No worker should ever be fired or disciplined by a robo boss,” State Senator Jerry McNerney, who wrote the bill,...

... California Attorney General Rob Bonta's office announced in an Oct. 1... Assembly Bill 5, that would have required them to provide full employee status...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed laws Wednesday aimed at protecting workers from the threats of artificial intelligence, including potential...

Min unveils AI bill package: Representative Dave Min said he introduced... California, as the "Mary Kageyama Nomura Post Office Building".

... California Federation of Labor Unions President Lorena Gonzalez said in a statement. “Workers across California have demanded that our state lead...

Governor Gavin Newsom signed laws on Wednesday aimed at protecting California workers from the threats of artificial intelligence, including...

San Diego Assemblymember Chris Ward, a Democrat who authored the bill... Lorena Gonzalez: California labor and the future of working people.

... California drivers as independent contractors, rather than employees, from 2016 to 2020. Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the deal on Thursday...

In a statement following the signing, California State Sen. Jerry McNerney, SB 947's co-author, said the intent of the law is to ensure human...

The claims were brought by the California Labor Commissioner, Attorney General Rob Bonta, the city attorneys of Los Angeles, San Francisco and San...

"No worker should ever be fired or disciplined by a machine, AI or not," Democratic state Sen. Jerry McNerney, the bill's author, told CNBC.

A $272.5 million settlement was reached between Lyft and California Attorney General Rob Bonta in a wage theft case against the rideshare company,...

Solvang Teamsters strike moves into third week. Avatar photo by Caleb... Mayor David Brown gave a similar shout-out later in the meeting.

Labor unions sounded a triumphant note. San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie speaks at the opening of the new OpenAI headquarters in Mission Bay in San...

The package of new labor-backed California laws limit how employers use AI, and strengthen worker protections.

... California labor commissioner, the state attorney general, or local prosecutors. Sen. Jerry McNerney is chair of the Senate Revenue and Taxation...

State Senator Jerry McNerney, the bill's author, said AI should... Gonzalez said workers and unions had changed the national narrative on...

Rubio orders visiting Iranian UN delegation to leave NYC ahead of schedule... California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs laws to protect workers from AI...