California Senate Approves AB5 Bill To Reclassify Gig Economy Workers
The California Senate has passed a bill that would give new wage and benefit protections to workers at so-called gig economy companies like Uber and Lyft.
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The California Senate has passed a bill that would give new wage and benefit protections to workers at so-called gig economy companies like Uber and Lyft.
Starting in 2020, principals and administrators will be banned from suspending students for "willful defiance" of teachers, staff, and administrators.
A Bay Area lawmaker's bill to cap rent increases for most tenants in the country's most populous state has cleared a key legislative hurdle.
The California Assembly has passed legislation to let college athletes make money, setting up a confrontation with the NCAA.
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The National Rifle Association has sued San Francisco where city officials recently declared the gun-rights lobby a terrorist organization.
Forbes' annual list of the 100 Most Innovative Leaders in the business world is generating an unexpected buzz and backlash after the magazine selected 99 men and just one woman.
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A man who survived the Afghanistan War and refugee ordeal as a child and became a top scholar after settling with his family in the East Bay is now a reporter covering the US presidential campaign for CBS News.
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A large group of states led by Texas is announcing an investigation of Google's market power and whether it unfairly squelches competition and hurts consumers.
