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Unity Gaming Company Announces Mass Layoff of 1,800 In San Francisco

January 9, 2024 2:30 amJanuary 9, 2024 2:31 am

Unity, a San Francisco video game company specializing in game engines, let go 1,800 employees on Monday, becoming the Bay Area’s first major mass layoff a little more than a week into 2024. In the last few years, San Francisco...

Uber Raises Minimum Age For Rideshare Drivers Because Of Higher Insurance Costs, Litigation Concerns

August 24, 2023 4:43 pmAugust 24, 2023 4:43 pm

Rideshare company Uber announced on Thursday that because of California’s high insurance rates and litigation environment, that they will no longer be hiring drivers in the state who are under 25. In recent months, Uber has been dealt several legal...

Labor Secretary Nominee Fumbles AB 5 Hot Potato at Congressional Hearing

June 13, 2023 12:37 pmJune 13, 2023 12:46 pm

President Joe Biden’s nominee for the nation’s top labor secretary, Julie Su, appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce on Wednesday, June 7, 2023—but only after being threatened with a subpoena for her eleventh-hour attempt...

Newest Mass Layoffs Strike San Francisco: Over 2,000 Jobs Lost At Gap, Dropbox

April 27, 2023 12:30 pmApril 27, 2023 3:23 pm

Two major San Francisco-based companies announced mass layoffs on Thursday, with Gap announcing that 1,800 corporate positions will be cut and Dropbox announcing that 16% of all employees, or around 500 people, will be let go. Beginning in October of...

Emerging Healthcare Staffing Apps Face Legal Challenges in California and Across the Nation

March 30, 2023 6:07 pmMarch 30, 2023 6:16 pm

With the proliferation of app technology that can seamlessly link companies to workers and customers, more businesses than ever are reliant on the gig economy. In simple terms, this means that rather than hire full-time permanent employees, companies are outsourcing...

Uber, Lyft Drivers Breathe Sigh Of Relief Following Appellate Decision Affirming Prop 22

March 14, 2023 6:23 pmMarch 14, 2023 6:23 pm

A day after the California First District Court of Appeals ruled that rideshare companies such as Uber and Lyft could continue to classify employees as independent contractors, the majority of rideshare drivers across the state continued to breathe a sigh...

State Appelate Court Upholds Prop. 22 Rideshare Independent Contractor Classification Vote

March 13, 2023 8:58 pmMarch 13, 2023 8:58 pm

The California First District Court of Appeals ruled on Monday that rideshare companies such as Uber and Lyft could continue to classify employees as independent contractors, both validating the 2020 Proposition 22 vote, and invalidating the Assembly Bill 5 law...