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Actor Gina Carano wants Pedro Pascal and Bear Grylls to testify in her case against Disney over her 'Mandalorian' role
Gina Carano alleges Disney unjustly fired her from the "Star Wars" show because of her personal vie…
Jacob Shamsian
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California took a surprisingly red turn on key issues, upending its ultraliberal reputation
The famously liberal state of California voted with conservative groups on a flurry of propositions…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Amazon was fined nearly $6 million over claims it violated a worker productivity law in California
Amazon faces a $5.9 million fine from California for not disclosing work quotas to warehouse employ…
Madeline Stone
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Fast food giants like McDonald's and Chipotle may be forced to hike prices in California again.
The California Fast Food Workers Union is calling for another minimum wage hike. That could be toug…
Dominick Reuter
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California put up its fast-food wage to $20. Its governor is adamant it's not causing employment to fall.
Critics of the legislation warned that the higher wages could lead to restaurants laying off some o…
Grace Dean
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Fast-food workers will make $20 an hour in California. Here's why Panera Bread was exempted from the new law.
A new law excludes quick-service restaurants making their own bread from a minimum-wage increase.
Nancy Luna
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California food delivery start-up slammed with $140,000 fine for violating child labor laws by employing underage drivers
According to the Department of Labor, Locale illegally employed 78 teenage drivers for time-sensiti…
Jordan Hart
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Chipotle says California customers will soon be paying more for their burritos
Chipotle's CFO said the chain needed to make "significant" price increases to make up for Californi…
Grace Dean
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Fast-food restaurants in California are laying off workers to prepare for the $20 minimum wage hike
Two Pizza Hut franchisees in California are among those who are laying off workers, federal WARN fi…
Grace Dean
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A shadowy club in California recently associated with Clarence Thomas is being sued for multiple labor violations. Here's what the secret retreat is known for.
The Bohemian Club, an all-men's private society in California that counts former presidents among i…
Hannah Getahun
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Franchisees say it's them, not big corporations, who are the real losers of California's $20 fast-food wage
The $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers applies to both corporate-owned restaurants and franchis…
Grace Dean
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A restaurant in San Francisco's Chinatown is paying staff $1.6 million over claims that it stole their tips and failed to pay wages
Z & Y stole tips and paid some staff below minimum wage, California's labor commissioner said. The …
Grace Dean
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A California state senator is calling for a labor investigation into $12B HR startup Deel over 'brazen employment misclassification' after Insider's reporting
Citing Insider's reporting, California state senator Stephen Padilla wrote to the state's Labor and…
Rob Price
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A California taco restaurant hired a 'priest' to ask staff to confess to workplace 'sins' like arriving late, an ex-employee told the Department of Labor
The priest asked staff whether they had stolen from their employer, been late to work, or done anyt…
Grace Dean
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A former employee is suing In-N-Out, accusing it of violating labor laws and COVID protocols in California
The complaint accuses In-N-Out of retaliation for using sick leave, discrimination for protected ac…
Mary Meisenzahl
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Oklahoma's lax marijuana laws made it a green utopia for the cannabis industry. Then came the mass murder.
Oklahoma's lax pot laws made it a utopia for the cannabis industry. A mass murder on a weed farm in…
Matt Stroud
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An embattled Southern California luxury resort was fined $3.3 million by the state for not hiring back 53 employees laid off during the pandemic
California's labor commissioner fined Terranea Resort $3.3 million for not hiring back workers laid…
Gabrielle Bienasz
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Ohio considers letting teenagers work later on school nights, following Wisconsin in easing child labor laws to deal with worker shortages
Ohio may allow some teenagers to work until 9pm on school nights, making the state the second to ro…
Kevin Shalvey
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As head of the Labor Department Julie Su has a tough task: filling the economy with good jobs. She's up for the challenge.
Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su knows how important a good job is because one transformed her fa…
Juliana Kaplan
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Cult-favorite Crumbl Cookies franchisees slapped with nearly $60,000 in fines for violating child labor laws in 6 states
Child labor violations were up 37% in 2022, the Department of Labor said, and Chick-fil-A and McDon…