A bill by state Sen. Scott Wiener would require oil and gas companies to pay for climate-related fires that cause insurance ...

Each year, California enacts a number of new laws impacting employers across the state. New legislation for 2026 includes significant ...

Laylah Rivers had already been a paratrooper in the U.S. Army and worked at various tech companies across the West Coast.

In Visalia, California, personal injury law exists to protect individuals who are harmed due to someone else’s negligence or ...

A total of 31,000 frontline registered nurses and health care professionals began an unfair labor practice (ULP) strike at ...

What key tenet of the SB 863 reforms is now under review at the California Supreme Court? How have the courts said the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board was misinterpreting the law?

Learn some human resources basics to ensure your business successfully recruits and retains employees and stays legally ...

Beginning in 2026, new state laws, particularly in California, will raise the minimum salary for exempt employees to over $70,000 annually, a change that places millions of workers at risk of ...

Over 30,000 healthcare workers at Kaiser Permanente hospitals in California and Hawaii continue their strike for better pay and staffing.

The California Labor Commissioner’s Office (LCO) is reminding employers about a new state law, the Workplace Know Your Rights ...

Noozhawk republishes news articles from EdSource on state and local education issues that affect Santa Barbara County readers. This story was originally ...

Know Your Rights Act (SB 294), requires employers to provide employees with annual written notice of key workplace ...