Chinese worker develops severe muscle breakdown after manager punishes her with 200 squats
A Chinese woman developed life-threatening muscle breakdown after her company forced her to perform 200 squats as punishment…
Former Stone Brewing employees in Escondido laid off as new owner moves production
California craft beer pioneer Stone Brewing is exiting three Escondido locations and laying off hundreds of workers as…
More Small Business Workers Are Getting Access to Retirement Plans
Small businesses are offering retirement plans a lot more often than they used to, and white-collar workers are…
Inflation and Weak Wage Growth Are Keeping Americans’ Woes Alive
Americans’ wages aren’t keeping up with the cost of living, and it’s likely dragging down how they feel…
Small Businesses Are Using a Classic Benefit to Stay Competitive
Sara Marye wanted to get more serious about the benefits she offered. Several months after promoting a part-time…
Hundreds of California quartz countertop workers developed an incurable lung condition. Dozens died
Hundreds of California quartz countertop workers developed an incurable lung condition. Dozens died A new study based on…
600-plus California stonecutters diagnosed with deadly silicosis
Latino men who cut artificial-stone countertops in California are falling ill from an incurable and deadly lung disease…
US trade deficit dips in June along with ‘World Cup effect’
TRADE US trade deficit dips in June along with ‘World Cup effect’ The US trade deficit in goods…
Repairs to Sunset Boulevard water line hit a snag with another leak
The reopening of Sunset Boulevard this week following a trunk line break that inundated West Hollywood with 17…
‘Significant progress’ made on ruptured Sunset Strip water main
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power said it made “significant progress” repairing the more than 100-year-old…