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California
Wage theft: Car wash workers in $2.3 million case await pay 3 years later
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The state said the case against Playa Vista would be the largest wage theft payout by a California car wash.Bay Area
Report identifies areas of most segregated areas of white wealth
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Piedmont is among the areas named; others include Belvedere, Woodside, Orinda, and Alamo.California
For medically vulnerable families, inflation’s squeeze is inescapable
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Families living with chronic diseases have little choice but to pay more for the medicine, supplies, and food they need to stay healthy.Bay Area
Want to vote on raising California’s minimum wage? Judge says not until 2024
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Proponents of voter initiative want to raise the state's minimum wage to $18 an hour but missed a key deadline to qualify for November's election.business
Small business grants overshadow loan program in COVID-19 response
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California rolled out the two financial assistance programs about a week apart in late 2020.health
Covered California insurance rates to increase an average of 6% next year
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The agency also warned premiums may double for some enrollees if Congress does not renew federal aid.housing
Tens of thousands of Californians in limbo as eviction protections end
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Many low-income California tenants still haven’t heard back about their rent relief applications.business
Proposal to boost state minimum wage to $18 won’t go on ballot
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Had the California Living Wage Act proposal succeeded, it would have increased base wages to $16 an hour next January and $18 by 2025.Bay Area
