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Assembly Bill Aims At Protecting Small Businesses, Reducing Power of AB 5

May 30, 2020 8:26 am

An Assembly bill that is designed to protect small businesses from lawsuits and penalties in unemployment claims by independent contractors and reduce the power of AB 5 is due to be heard in the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee in...

Los Angeles County Reopens, Asks State for Phase 3 Approval

May 27, 2020 2:16 pmMay 28, 2020 6:29 am

On Wednesday, Los Angeles County began to reopen and planned to meet California’s Phase 3 reopening level following a Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors vote Tuesday night. LA County reopens All businesses currently being allowed by the state to...

Undocumented Immigrants Crash State Coronavirus Relief Website

May 19, 2020 5:34 pm

On Monday, thousands of undocumented immigrants crashed the California Department of Social Services website for several hours as they attempted to sign up for the state’s special ‘Disaster Relief Assistance for Immigrants’ stimulus payment. An increasing demand for stimulus money...

California Becomes First State to Borrow from Federal Government to Pay Unemployment Benefits

May 4, 2020 4:48 pm

On Monday, California became the first state to borrow money from the federal government to make unemployment benefits in the coming months. According to the Department of the Treasury and the Wall Street Journal, California borrowed $348 million to make...

California Unemployment Rate Almost 20%

April 30, 2020 7:37 pm

On Thursday, new figures released by the US Department of Labor showed that around 3.7 million Californian workers have filed for unemployment during the last seven weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak, a total close to 20% of workers in...

California to Give Special Stimulus Money to Illegal Immigrants

April 16, 2020 2:22 pm

On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that undocumented immigrants who currently live in California will be eligible to receive a special stimulus payment. $500 and $1,000 payments to undocumented immigrants Undocumented immigrants have not been eligible for most types of...

New California, Nationwide Unemployment Claims Remain High for Third Week in a Row

April 9, 2020 9:33 pmApril 9, 2020 10:24 pm

Statewide unemployment claims climbed past 2 million during the first week of April according to a new Department of Labor report. The weekly report also found that California’s 925,000 newly unemployed workers were a major part of last weeks 6.6...