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Despite Cal/OSHA"s emergency COVID-19 safety rule, workers say little has changed

Business groups are suing to reverse the 2-month-old workplace safety rule. Cal/OSHA, which staffers say has just four people performing criminal investigations of 650 worker deaths, hasn't yet used the rule to issu.....»»

Category: topSource: latimesJan 28th, 2021

SFBT Digest: 5 things to know to start your Monday

Good morning, Bay Area. As we await this week's expected return of the "atmospheric river," here's what you need to know to start your week. Stay dry! Stay-at-home orders going bye-bye: In a letter to the California Restaurant Association on Su.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 25th, 2021

Lucid Motors prepares to go public thanks to Saudi money and SPAC mania

California start-up Lucid Motors seeks to take advantage of market mania for electric vehicles. California start-up Lucid Motors seeks to take advantage of market mania for electric vehicles......»»

Category: topSource: latimesJan 22nd, 2021

Biden order seeks stronger workplace safety rules, signaling a more worker friendly approach

The Executive Order could lead to an emergency standard for businesses — a set of a regulations they would have to comply with, like mask-wearing, that advocates say is necessary to combat the pandemic......»»

Category: topSource: washpostJan 21st, 2021

Biden administration names former United Steelworkers leader to OSHA leadership

“There is no stronger advocate for worker safety in this country than Jim Frederick.".....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 21st, 2021

Palantir shares rise on deal with PG&E to enhance safety and reliability of California"s electric grid

PG&E will use Palanti.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytJan 19th, 2021

Uber, Lyft face legal challenges to their Prop 22 gig worker law

Gig worker drivers and the SEIU have a lawsuit with the California Supreme Court challenging Prop. 22, alleging it violates provisions in the state constitution......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 12th, 2021

Speaker Pelosi says she talked to top Pentagon official to make sure Trump cannot start war

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California, citing "dangerous times," said in a letter to her fellow Democrats that she talked with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley about preventin.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 8th, 2021

California and New York will start paying out an extra $300 a week in unemployment benefits soon, but other states could take weeks

California and.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytJan 4th, 2021

Market Extra: Quantum computing is so last-decade. Get ready to invest in the final frontier… teleportation

Scientists just took one small step for teleporting humans but one giant leap for quantum computing, and it may be time to start looking at how to invest in this big shift......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 4th, 2021

Foxconn could invest $200M in EV start-up Byton, Bloomberg reports

See the rest of the story here. Theflyonthewall.com provides the latest financial news as it breaks. Known as a leader in market intelligence, The Fl.....»»

Category: blogSource: theflyonthewallJan 4th, 2021

These California laws affecting businesses go into effect in 2021

The new year always brings a flurry of new California laws going into effect that employers have to keep in mind, and 2021 is no exception. Among a number of new rules and policies that will start being implemented on Jan. 1 are expanded family .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 31st, 2020

California"s new workplace laws: COVID-19 safety, family leave and more

Laws taking effect in 2021 will make California businesses offer employees more help to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Other topics include gig workers, minim.....»»

Category: topSource: latimesDec 31st, 2020

Amazon"s California Grocery Store Off To Strong Start: Retail Data Firm

Retail giant Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) opened its first Amazon Fresh grocery store in Woodland Hills, California in September, and it's off to a "very impressive" start, according to location analytics company read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaDec 29th, 2020

In One Chart: Here’s where to invest your money before traders start ‘rotating, if not stampeding’ out of stocks, according to one Warren Buffett disciple

Earlier this year, Berkshire Hathaway threw its heavyweight name behind Barrick Gold with an investment that flew in the face of Warren Buffett's longtime aversion to gold. The news was "earth-shaking in the gold market," one strategist said at the time......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchDec 27th, 2020

In California, little robot cars will deliver pizza, groceries, and medicine as a paid service in 2021 for the first time

Nuro has an official stamp of approval to start its paid delivery service with autonomous vehicles, according to California DMV. Nuro .....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytDec 27th, 2020

NLRB rules Amazon illegally fired a warehouse worker protesting safety conditions in March

Bryson said he was fired for speaking out, while Amazon claimed he was fired for bullying another employee. .....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytDec 17th, 2020

The covid-era workplace: Hard questions, no easy answers

This year has revealed the leaks, gaps, faults and rotted stairsteps in our workplaces, economy, education, public-health systems and social safety nets. Now that we know what's wrong, we can start to fix things......»»

Category: topSource: washpostDec 17th, 2020

Republicans" proposed COVID liability shield could undo California worker protections, advocates warn

Worker advocacy groups warn that the liability shield Republicans want in the next .....»»

Category: topSource: latimesDec 15th, 2020

Facebook Balks At Taking Down Hindu Extremist Content Over Fears Of Worker Safety: WSJ

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) decided not to take down content related to an extremist group fearing it might lead to attacks on its employees in India. read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaDec 13th, 2020