Afraid you’ll get laid off? Here’s how to prepare
By Suzanne Woolley and Jack Pitcher | Bloomberg Act surprised, even if you aren’t. And make them feel awful. That’s the first thing you should do if your boss says you’re being laid off, said Roy...
View ArticlePoll: Nearly half say job lost to virus won’t return
By Josh Boak and Emily Swanson | The Associated Press Nearly half of Americans whose families experienced a layoff during the coronavirus pandemic now believe those jobs are lost forever, a new poll...
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Should I quit my job? California parents grapple with school options amid...
By Ricardo Cano and Lauren Hepler | CalMatters They worry about who will care for the children and how far their education will slide. They anxiously await details on what distance learning will...
View ArticleWho will sign a COVID waiver? Conflict mounts over workplace safety
By Harris Meyer | Kaiser Health News After spending a May day preparing her classroom to reopen for preschoolers, Ana Aguilar was informed that the tots would not have to wear face masks when they came...
View Article1.4 million seek jobless aid as virus surges in South, West
By PAUL WISEMAN WASHINGTON — More than 1.4 million laid-off Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, further evidence of the devastation the coronavirus outbreak has unleashed on the U.S....
View ArticleCoronavirus unemployment: Newsom plans EDD reforms but relief is months away
Gov. Gavin Newsom, alarmed by the state’s difficulty in promptly paying unemployment claims to jobless workers, announced a “strike team” Wednesday to address the problems — but also indicated it could...
View ArticleCalifornia jobless claims top 7 million during coronavirus shutdowns
Unemployment claims in California declined sharply, officials reported Thursday, an update arriving on the heels of the governor’s estimate that it could take months to clear a mammoth backlog of...
View ArticleCalifornia unemployment: State legislators grill EDD officials about failures
California lawmakers grilled state labor officials on Thursday amid rising concerns about the government’s inability to pay unemployment claims that have soared amid widespread business shutdowns — and...
View ArticleOne-third of U.S. restaurants facing permanent closure, forecast says
By Anita Sharpe and Nic Querolo | Bloomberg A new forecast projects that one in three U.S. restaurants may close permanently this year, showing how the Covid-19 pandemic is decimating an industry that...
View ArticleWages, benefits grow at slowest pace in 3 years
By Christopher Rugaber | The Associated Press Wages and benefits for U.S. workers rose at the slowest pace in three years in the April-June quarter, a sign that businesses are holding back on pay as...
View ArticleWestern Dental rebounds after laying off 504 workers
Western Dental and Orthodontics had to furlough more than 500 employees and close nearly all of its 250 California locations as business plummeted amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but offices are reopening...
View Article1.13 million workers trapped in EDD payment limbo
About 1.13 million unemployed California workers are stuck in EDD payment limbo, including 889,000 workers the state Employment Development Department says it can’t pay “at this time,” even if they’ve...
View ArticleBlizzard workers in Irvine organize on company Slack seeking pay increases
By Jason Schreier | Bloomberg Hundreds of employees at Irvine-based Blizzard Entertainment, the video game developer behind Diablo and Overwatch, are using the company’s Slack network to organize a...
View ArticleCoronavirus unemployment: California jobless claims fall for third straight week
Unemployment claims in California fell for the third straight week and declined to their lowest point in months, the government reported Thursday, offering hope that the state’s economy has begun to...
View ArticleNewspapers seek lawmaker help to delay AB 5 labor rules
Newspaper publishers are backing a bill making its way through the California Legislature that will buy the industry more time before the state’s controversial Assembly Bill 5 forces big changes to...
View ArticleCoronavirus unemployment: California jobless claims fall to lowest level in...
The number of first-time unemployment claims in California fell to their lowest level in five months last week, the government reported Thursday. An estimated 201,600 California workers filed...
View ArticleBill to delay newspaper labor changes passes key Senate committee
A bill that would grant the newspaper industry two extra years to meet new labor standards passed a key state Senate committee on Thursday, Aug. 20. Assembly Bill 323, dubbed the “Save Local Journalism...
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Real estate news: 4-unit apartment building in Surf City fetches $1.5 million
A four-unit apartment building in Huntington Beach has been sold for $1.48 million, according to the brokerage Marcus & Millichap. The building at 7601 Amazon was fully occupied at the time of its...
View ArticleSouthern California bosses hire 225,200 in July; unemployment down to 15.9%
An economic rebound added 225,200 Southern California jobs in July, but employment overall remains at 88% of pre-pandemic levels with an unemployment rate of 15.9%. My trusty spreadsheet, filled with...
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Status Update: Amazon building grocery store in Fullerton Town Center
Amazon is building a second grocery store concept in Orange County, this time in a former Toys R Us in Fullerton. Matt Foulkes, the city’s director of Community and Economic Development, confirmed the...
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