With a resignation rate in the past 12 months off only 2.32%, California is swimming against the tide of “The Great Resignation” that has seen employees quitting their jobs in record numbers. (See map below.) https://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-highest-job-resignation-rates/101077 Source: WalletHub Overall, California ranks as the seventh lowest state in the country for …continue reading
On Tuesday, January 25, 2022, as Chair of the Assembly’s Select Committee on the Orange County Oil Spill, Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris is convening a Joint Oversight Hearing with the Assembly Natural Resources Committee and Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation. Legislators will explore the …continue reading
With STEM jobs projected to grow 10.5% between 2020 and 2030, compared to 7.5% for other occupations, the personal-finance website WalletHub followed up on its 2022’s Best Cities for Jobs report with an in-depth analysis of 2022’s Best & Worst Metro Areas for STEM Professionals, as well as accompanying videos …continue reading
With traffic congestion costing U.S. drivers an average of 36 hours and $564 during 2021, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2022’s Best & Worst States to Drive in, as well as accompanying videos and expert commentary. To determine the most driver-friendly states in the U.S., WalletHub …continue reading
With the news from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) there may be delays in processing 2021 tax returns and in response opening of the tax season two weeks earlier on January 24th, Keith Hall, president and CEO of the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), the nation’s leading advocate and …continue reading
“California’s restaurants have been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. As we face a third year of COVID, we must ensure restaurants can operate safely, serve their guests and protect employees. The California Restaurant Association applauds Governor Newsom for his thoughtful budget approach, which will help thousands of small businesses …continue reading
With Martin Luther King Jr. Day around the corner and half of adults saying a lot more needs to be done to ensure equal rights for all Americans, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2022’s States with the Most Racial Progress, as well as accompanying videos and …continue reading
New reports from the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) find a dramatic increase in the use of behested payments, especially through the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The FPPC, California’s governmental ethics and campaign disclosure agency, found State elected officials behested up to thirty times as much money in 2020 compared …continue reading
Are you a “gig” worker? If so, you’ve got a lot of company – by some estimates, more than a third of U.S. workers participate in the gig economy as freelancers, independent contractors or moonlighters. And while gig work offers some attractive features, such as flexibility in setting your hours …continue reading
In a decision opposed to its OSHA ruling issued on the same day, the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has allowed the federal government to mandate COVID vaccinations for health care workers. From Amy Howe at SCOTUSblog: With COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations reaching a new record high as a result of …continue reading
The US Supreme Court has ruled that OSHA cannot use its emergency regulating powers to enforce a vaccination-or-testing mandate on employers with 100 or more employees. The per curiam ruling (pdf) states: OSHA’s COVID–19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard, 86 Fed. Reg. 61402, is stayed pending disposition of the …continue reading
Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) issued the following statement on Governor Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal for the 2022-2023 FY. “On Monday, Governor Newsom unveiled his budget priorities for the 2022-2023 FY, and while I commend the Governor for some of his administration’s proposals, I do not believe his budget does …continue reading
Following the announcement of $1 billion in funding from the U.S. Treasury, California homeowners who have fallen behind on home payments can now apply for a grant to repay missed mortgage payments or reverse mortgage arrearages during the COVID-19 pandemic. Information on eligibility requirements and how to apply are available …continue reading