Margot Roosevelt

Workers lead a march in Los Angeles in June 2022.

California workers get new protections in 2023. Here’s what you need to know

January 3, 2023 at 11:38 a.m.

Far-reaching new laws seek to better working conditions for a broad swath of Californians in 2023 from white-collar employees to blue-collar farm laborers, fast-food servers and construction workers.

California minimum wage rises by 50 cents

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

California’s minimum wage workers received a 50-cent an hour raise in their paychecks beginning Jan. 1.The hike bumps hourly wages to $11 at employers with 26 or more people on...

Rick Arvielo, CEO of New American Funding, one of Orange County’s fastest growing companies. - Matt Masin, Orange County Register

Hispennials? Hispanic+Millennials called the future of home buying

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

Angelica Higuera, 33, is a public school teacher who, on weekends, cleaned houses and scrubbed toilets to earn extra money.Jose Higuera, 35, is a scrap metal hauler who worked 14-hour...

How gender discrimination law has businesses scrambling

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

SACRAMENTO >> “Raise your hand if you are for equal pay for equal jobs; no one would argue with that,” employment attorney Christopher Olmsted told a crowd of human resources...

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