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Nevada Maintains Mandate for Higher Ed Staff, Fires Unvaccinated

Hundreds of unvaccinated employees who work at public colleges and universities in Nevada were fired Friday, a day after state Board of Regents voted to keep a staff vaccine mandate in effect, officials said. The Nevada System of Higher Education …

DoorDash Paying $5M in San Francisco Worker Misclassification Probe

Delivery company DoorDash Inc. is paying more than $5 million to settle an investigation by San Francisco into alleged labor law violations, with the bulk of the money going to delivery workers, the city attorney said on Monday. DoorDash will …

Former Montana Women’s Basketball Coach Sues for Discrimination

Former Montana women’s basketball coach Shannon Schweyen has sued the university in federal court, alleging she was the victim of sexual discrimination during her employment and when her contract was not renewed. Her lawsuit, filed in Missoula, alleges she received …

Idaho Lawmakers Advancing Vaccine Workers’ Comp Legislation

A bill making it easier for Idaho residents to get workers’ compensation if they become ill after taking an employee-mandated vaccine sailed through the House and headed for the Senate this week. The measure passed the House on a 67-3 …

Lawsuit: Vaccination Statuses of Workers in Hawaii Disclosed

A lawsuit alleges that Hawaii officials unlawfully disclosed the COVID-19 vaccination statuses of nearly 300 Department of Public Safety employees. The Hawaii Government Employees Association and the United Public Workers unions said in a lawsuit filed last week that vaccination …

California Labor Shortage Compounding Complex Agriculture Landscape for Insurance Pros

The labor shortage in California has hit the agriculture industry particularly hard, creating a tougher environment all around – including for insurance professionals who deal in that sector. The lack of labor in the Golden State’s agriculture industry further compounds …

California Labor Commissioner Cites Grocer $1.1M for COVID Sick Leave Practices

The California Labor Commissioner’s Office cited Bodega Latina (dba El Super grocery stores) in Southern California $1,164,500 for failing to provide or delaying supplemental paid sick leave or other benefits to 240 workers at 38 locations affected by COVID-19. An …

Oregon Agency Inadvertently Releases Employees Vaccine Status

Oregon’s central administrative agency inadvertently released the COVID-19 vaccination status of more than 40,000 state employees to two media outlets. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported a spreadsheet sent to them and the Statesman Journal was supposed to contain the latest vaccination rates …

1,887 Washington Workers Fired, Leave Jobs Due to Vaccine Mandate

More than 1,800 Washington state workers have been fired, resigned or retired due to the state’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate, according to data released Tuesday. The latest numbers released by the governor’s Office of Financial Management show that about 3% of …

$8.5M in Citations Issued to Owner of 6 California Residential Care Facilities Upheld

A hearing officer has upheld the California Labor Commissioner’s wage theft citations issued to Adat Shalom Board & Care Inc. and owner Angelica Reingold in 2018. The citations were to compensate 148 workers who reportedly cared for elderly residents 24 …