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California’s tough labor laws aren’t protecting the majority of hourly workers California’s labor laws are some of the country’s toughest, offering hourly workers in the Golden State high minimum wages, strict overtime protections, paid sick leave, and more. Yet a new report ... 05/29/2024 - 5:34 am | View Link
Walmart to lay off 1,000 staff before August in California and Texas Walmart will lay off over 1,000 staff before the end of August, with the cuts mainly impacting staff in California and Texas. The Sunnyvale, California office will see 180 corporate jobs cut. 05/29/2024 - 5:18 am | View Link
California labor laws aren’t sufficient to protect workers without a strong enforcement mechanism California’s labor laws, which rank highly compared to other states when considering policies surrounding wage violations and worker protections, should discourage employers from committing violations ... 05/28/2024 - 9:52 am | View Link
Alcatraz ferry workers strike amid start of summer tourism season in San Francisco Union workers who operate the “Alcatraz City Cruises” boats walked off the job Saturday morning. They walked picket lines, protesting what they said are “unfair labor practices” in their negotiations ... 05/25/2024 - 12:22 pm | View Link
Colorado’s law goes further by allowing much denser development, mirroring locally adopted and highly effective transit-oriented development laws in Minneapolis and Los Angeles.
In recent years, Colorado has been a poster child for the U. S. housing crisis. Previously, a relatively affordable state, it has seen home prices increase nearly sixfold over the past three decades, outstripping even Florida and California.
It is the latest international operation aimed at disrupting malware and ransomware operations
Police coordinated by the European Union’s justice and police agencies have taken down computer networks responsible for spreading ransomware via infected emails, in what they called the biggest ever international operation against the lucrative form of cybercrime. The European Union’s judicial cooperation agency, Eurojust, said Thursday that police arrested four “high value” suspects, took down more than 100 servers and seized control of over 2,000 internet domains.
The efforts in California—home to many of the world’s biggest AI companies—could pave the way for AI regulations across the country.
As corporations increasingly weave artificial intelligence technologies into the daily lives of Americans, California lawmakers want to build public trust, fight algorithmic discrimination and outlaw deepfakes that involve elections or pornography.
HYBE’s case follows calls by BTS fans to better protect the group against malicious rumours amid an ongoing internal dispute with a sub-label.
Entertainment group HYBE, home to K-pop group BTS, has asked a U. S. court to compel social media platform X to reveal the identity of a user it accuses of defamation and harassment, according to a court filing reviewed by Reuters.
If shareholders vote to pay Musk, it will likely set off another legal challenge.
Tesla shareholders will vote on June 13 to ratify Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package, which a Delaware judge voided in January because she found he improperly controlled the process. They will also be asked to approve moving the company’s legal home to Texas from Delaware.
Canadian company Hydrostor, which specializes in storing energy from renewable sources for later use, is opening its U. S. headquarters in downtown Denver.
The Toronto-based business announced the decision Wednesday. Tom Duckett, Hydrostor’s chief development officer, said the company plans to hire 20 more people this year, boosting the Denver staff to about 30.
The company employs roughly 100 people worldwide.
Hydrostor chose Denver as its U.