Latest California Headlines
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California to Change Labor Law That Cost Businesses $10 Billion
Jun 19 2024 // California’s largest business and labor groups agreed to change a landmark law that has helped workers sue companies such as Walmart Inc., Uber Technologies Inc. and Google for workplace violations. The deal caps...
California Labor Commissioner Cites Amazon $6M for Violating Warehouse Quotas Law
Jun 19 2024 // Amazon failed to meet requirements of California’s Warehouse Quotas law at warehouses in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, according to the Labor Commissioner’s Office. The ofice cited Amazon.com Services...
California Workers’ Comp Institute Examines Presumption for Ag Heat Injuries
Jun 18 2024 // A bill that would give a presumption of compensability to farmworker heat-related injury claims if an employer is found to be out of compliance with Cal/OSHA’s outdoor heat illness prevention standard would likely...
Strong Winds Driving Southern California Wildfire
Jun 17 2024 // Strong winds drove a wildfire that forced the evacuation of more than 1,000 visitors to a recreation area and threatened nearby properties over the weekend. Flames burned through dry brush along Interstate 5 north of Los...
California Supreme Court Resolves Question on Coverage for COVID Business Shutdowns
Jun 17 2024 // The California Supreme Court resolved a question about insurance coverage for COVID-19 business shutdowns in the issue of a virus exclusion in a ruling that is consistent with the vast majority of courts nationwide: the...
Apple Accused in Lawsuit of Underpaying Female Workers in California
Jun 14 2024 // Apple on Thursday was hit with a proposed class action accusing the tech giant of paying more than 12,000 female employees in California less than men with comparable jobs. The lawsuit filed in state court in San Francisco...
California Labor Commissioner Reaches $658K Settlement with Residential Care Facility
Jun 14 2024 // The California Labor Commissioner’s Office reached a $658,948 settlement with a Los Angeles residential care facility. The settlement was to compensate 34 workers who were reportedly not paid for all hours worked....
People Moves: Lara Appoints New Members to California Insurance Diversity Task Force
Jun 14 2024 // Ricardo Lara California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara appointed Alycia Anderson, Kelly Huang and Marquita Thomas to the state’s Insurance Diversity Task Force. The task force oversees the department’s...
California Governor Wants to Curb a Labor Law That Cost Businesses $10B
Jun 13 2024 // For two decades, a California law has helped workers sue the world’s biggest companies. Drivers for Uber Technologies Inc. won a $20 million settlement, Google employees secured $27 million over complaints of...
D.A. in California Sues Farmers, Other Home Insurers Alleging Scheme to Underinsure
Jun 13 2024 // Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price’s Consumer Justice Bureau has sued multiple home insurance carriers in California, including Farmers Insurance Exchange, alleging they’re operating a scheme that...
Hard-to-Come-By Trust Is Top Driver of Auto Insurance Customer Satisfaction: J.D. Power
Jun 12 2024 // Rate increases do not necessarily erode customer satisfaction with auto insurers, according to the J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Auto Insurance Study. The consumer intelligence company reported that when customers have a high level...
California Is Sitting on Millions That Could Boost Wage Theft Response
Jun 12 2024 // As lobbyists for businesses and labor groups negotiate with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration on how to amend a unique California labor law that allows workers to sue their bosses, the two sides seem to agree on at...
Workers’ Comp Fraud Task Force Uncovers $30M Scheme in California
Jun 12 2024 // A pair of businessmen were arraigned on multiple felony counts including insurance fraud, grand theft, and tax fraud after a California Department of Insurance investigation found they allegedly underreported over $29.2...
Tesla Must Face Autopilot False Ad Claims by California DMV
Jun 11 2024 // Tesla Inc. failed to persuade an administrative judge to dismiss claims by a California regulator that the company overstated its vehicles’ self-driving capabilities — one of several ongoing regulatory...
Uber Loses Challenge to California Gig Work Law in Appeals Court
Jun 11 2024 // A U.S. appeals court on Monday rejected a bid by Uber and subsidiary Postmates to revive a challenge to a California law that could force the companies to treat drivers as employees rather than independent contractors who...
California’s Capital Will See Temperatures Above 100F This Week
Jun 10 2024 // California’s Central Valley will have another round of searing temperatures that will boost energy demand this week, reaching a high of 103F (39C) in Sacramento on Tuesday. A heat advisory is in place for the state...
All the Major Legal Battles Elon Musk and His Companies Are Facing
Jun 10 2024 // Elon Musk and his companies are embroiled in dozens of lawsuits, ranging from fatal crashes blamed on Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot system to civil rights complaints over the treatment of employees. Tesla’s board and...
Lax Oversight by California Agency Put Freeway at Risk Before 2023 Blaze, Audit Finds
Jun 10 2024 // Lax oversight by California’s transportation agency contributed to a destructive blaze last year that consumed a vital section of a Los Angeles freeway used by hundreds of thousands of commuters, according to a state...
California City Awarded Grant to Study Insurance Protections from Sea Level Rise
Jun 7 2024 // A California city has been awarded a grant to study insurance protections from sea level rise. The City of Imperial Beach received an $848,000 grant to develop flooding adaptation strategies to help prepare residents for...
Emerald Bay and Arrowhead Launch Commercial Earthquake Facility in California, Pacific Northwest
Jun 7 2024 // Emerald Bay Risk Solutions and Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. have launched a commercial earthquake facility that provides difference in conditions insurance policies for medium to large businesses. Arrowhead EQ...
