Tom Manzo – California Globe

She Can Stay: GAO Says Julie Su Can Be ‘Acting’ Labor Secretary Indefinitely

September 21, 2023 5:10 pmSeptember 25, 2023 5:49 pm

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) said today that Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su can remain in the position as “acting” secretary for as long as President Biden wants her to stay. “As the Deputy Secretary of Labor, Ms. Su...

The Pandemic Wiped Out 3 Million Jobs in California

July 16, 2023 10:01 amJuly 16, 2023 10:02 am

The pandemic wiped out 3 million jobs in California. Then why did the Employment Development Department send out 9 million unemployment benefit debit cards? Since almost all of the cards were sent out in the first 10 months of the...

SEIU: ‘California’s Fourth Branch of Government’

July 11, 2023 1:42 pmJuly 11, 2023 1:48 pm

AB 1228 by Assemblyman Chris Holden (D-Los Angeles) proposes to make small business franchise owners jointly legally liable for any alleged labor law violations with larger corporate brands that have little to do with employment decisions. “This bill increases fast...

BREAKING: California EDD ‘Structurally Insolvent’

July 8, 2023 8:26 amJuly 8, 2023 8:44 am

The Unemployment Insurance (UI) trust fund the California Employment Development Department uses to pay benefits is now “structurally insolvent” a new Legislative Analyst’s Office report states. The report – a reaction to the “May Fund Forecast” released by the EDD...

California Owes the Feds More Than THREE YEARS of its Total Unemployment Tax Revenue

June 15, 2023 3:59 pmJune 15, 2023 4:12 pm

Right now, the California Employment Development Department owes the federal government $17,649,112,337.77 (billion) for the money it borrowed during the pandemic. The EDD expects to take in about $16.2 billion over the next three years in unemployment taxes. That means...

Julie Su Ordered Staff to Obstruct Immigration Agents

May 10, 2023 7:13 pmMay 10, 2023 9:18 pm

When she was California’s Labor Commissioner, Julie Su directed department staff to not cooperate with federal immigration agents if they appeared at any commission office looking for illegal aliens. Su’s 2017 memo also strongly implies that Commission employees should actively...

Su Squeaks Past Committee on Party Line Vote

April 26, 2023 10:07 amApril 27, 2023 12:32 pm

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee Wednesday morning voted 11 to 10 to advance formed California labor chief Julie Su’s nomination to become the next federal Secretary of Labor. The vote – as expected – was a strictly...