Californians Are Asking, Where’s the Beef?!
Americans – not just the rich ones – used to be able to afford to eat steak every now and then. America is becoming a place where most people can’t afford to buy a hamburger – or a burrito –...
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State Disability Insurance Taxes Going Up – For Some, Going Up A LOT
Right now, if you earn the typical California salary of about $65,000 a year, you – not your employer – pay about $590 each year in state disability insurance taxes. As of January 1, that tax is going up and...
She Can Stay: GAO Says Julie Su Can Be ‘Acting’ Labor Secretary Indefinitely
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
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’
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’
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
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...