Oakland, CA–The California Labor Commissioner’s Office has filed separate lawsuits against transportation companies Uber and Lyft for committing wage theft by misclassifying employees as independent contractors.  Uber and Lyft have misclassified their drivers, which has deprived these workers of a host of legal protections in violation of California labor law, the lawsuits say. The Labor […]

Salton City, CA–El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents working at the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint arrested a woman suspected of smuggling narcotics Monday morning. The incident occurred at approximately 7:20 a.m. when a woman driving a silver 2006 Hyundai Elantra and her three passengers approached the checkpoint. A Border Patrol K-9 detection team alerted to the driver’s side […]

SACRAMENTO–Governor Gavin Newsom said Wednesday that over $1 billion has gone back into the pockets of more than 3.6 million working Californians and their families through California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC) and Young Child Tax Credit (YCTC).  Newsom also announced that Californians will get the raise they deserve, by declining to use his authority […]

Miami, FL–A Florida man was arrested and charged with fraudulently obtaining $3.9 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and using those funds, in part, to purchase a sports car for himself. Authorities seized a $318,000 sports car and $3.4 million from bank accounts at the time of the arrest. David Hines, 29, of Miami, Florida, […]

SACRAMENTO–Building on previous actions to protect California’s frontline workforce, Governor Gavin Newsom Friday announced a host of new safeguards for California workers who face the greatest risk of COVID-19. In addition to support for workers, including agricultural and farmworkers, to isolate and quarantine, Governor Newsom unveiled a robust education campaign for workers and employers. He […]

SACRAMENTO–Taking aggressive action to boost California’s long-term supply of life-saving personal protective equipment both now and into the fall months, Governor Gavin Newsom announced new actions to strengthen the state’s response to COVID-19. “Providing front-line workers the protective equipment they need is critical to our state’s response to COVID-19,” said Governor Newsom. “Securing a reliable […]

WASHINGTON–People paid great heed to John Lewis for much of his life in the civil rights movement. But at the very beginning — when he was just a kid wanting to be a minister someday — his audience didn’t care much for what he had to say. A son of Alabama sharecroppers, the young Lewis […]

The owner of a residential construction contracting firm based in Washington, D.C., was charged with allegedly submitting fraudulent documents to a bank in connection with applications seeking more than $400,000 in a forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. […]

Pasadena, Calif.–The 2021 Tournament of Roses Parade will not return to Pasadena on New Year’s Day due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Southern California. The Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association made the announcement Wednesday on their website. “The health and well-being of our parade participants and guests, as well as that of our volunteer members, […]