Eight car washes in the state are paying a combined settlement of over $1 million to employees who were underpaid and treated unfairly in the past. The settlement comes as a result of a civil lawsuit filed by Attorney General Kamala D. Harris [...] more ›

Four police officers in Rialto are under investigation by their Internal Affairs department for "having sex on duty with employees of a popular strip club," according to the San Bernardino Sun. more ›

A party was held last night in Downtown at the Farmers & Merchants Bank to raise money in support of the employees of The Must, the wine bar that was subject to an unexpected eviction last weekend. more ›

Just a reminder that tonight is the night to head Downtown to show your support for the folks who ran and worked at The Must, the wine bar that found themselves the subject of a bizarre and surprising eviction over the 4th of July long weekend. more ›

Little plastic cards in your wallet actually don't mean you can buy stuff and never pay for it, especially if it's your employer who gave you the card in the first place. It seems several Los Angeles County workers, however, took taxpayers for a ride by purchasing all sorts of goods for personal use with county-issued credit cards, according to the LA Times. more ›

Unionized employees of the University of California will rally today at UCLA in Westwood in protest against proposed cost-cutting measures that will see the, losing work hours and funds for operating costs, according to the Daily News. more ›

"The need for shared responsibility and shared sacrifice isn't just rhetoric, it's reality,'' Villaraigosa said today about his $7.04 billion budget for the next fiscal year. Today's proposed budget, which is 1% less than last year's, should eliminate the $530 million deficit the city could incur. more ›

These days not much in the State of California is surplus, except, well, people who would like to work and get paid for it. But if you happen to be one of the 20,000 workers employed by the state destined to be shown the door, LAist's sister-site SFist shared the official layoff notice that made its debut yesterday, destined for the mailboxes of those "identified as one of the least senior in [their] department" who now "face layoff, demotion in lieu of layoff, or transfer." more ›

A pact was reached early this morning between Service Employees International Union Local 1000, which represents over 90,000 workers employed by the State of California, and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's administration that cut the mandatory workday furloughs from two days to one per month, the Sacramento Bee is reporting. "The deal also includes fewer paid holidays, changes to how overtime is calculated, kicks in more for employees' health insurance premiums and limits layoffs." According to SEIU Local 1000 president Yvonne Walker "The talks were grueling." However, both parties wanted to reach an agreement ahead of the vote to approve the state budget, which is due to take place tonight in Sacramento. more ›

In early November of last year, electronics retailer Circuit City announced they were filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and would be closing down some of their stores and launching sales to help bring in much-needed revenue. But yesterday the struggling chain revealed they were pulling the plug altogether, and shutting down all 567 of their US stores. more ›