How will California’s new labor laws change our workplaces in 2022? Among the measures, @margotroosevelt breaks down some of the most momentous ⬇️ latimes.com/business/story…
California’s hourly minimum wage will rise to more than twice the federal $7.25 level. Beginning January 1, the statewide floor rises to $15 for employers with 26 or more employees, and to $14 for those with 25 or fewer. latimes.com/business/story…
A new law requires Cal/OSHA to label some employers as “egregious” when workers are killed or hospitalized as a result of “willful” safety violations. The agency must stack citations for each affected worker with fines of up to $134,334 each. latimes.com/business/story…
In 2018, as the #MeToo movement strengthened, the Golden State outlawed non-disclosure agreements to settle most cases of sexual discrimination, harassment or assault. Now, the “Silenced No More Act” expands discrimination protections. latimes.com/business/story…
With Omicron raging, paid sick leave will be among the first contentious legislative battles next year. And, with hundreds of thousands of unvaccinated workers, it may become ensnared in the politics of vaccination mandates. latimes.com/business/story…
Betty White, a television pioneer and Emmy-winning actress whose long career, often in comedic roles, took flight again in her late 80s, has died. latimes.com/obituaries/sto…
In this episode, McKay talked about the film 🎬, shared what he *discovered* after re-reading the script in Covid lockdown, told us why he stopped arguing 🗣️with folks on social media about politics, and more 🔊 link.chtbl.com/LATEnvelope?si…
“Don’t Look Up” stars Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio — along with a panoply of stars, including Meryl Streep, Jonah Hill, Cate Blanchett & Tyler Perry — as a pair of obscure astronomers who discover that a comet is on track to destroy the Earth latimes.com/entertainment-…
#TheBookofBobaFett fills in some gaps about what Fett has been up to between the events of “Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi” and his appearance in “The Mandalorian.” latimes.com/entertainment-…
Fett’s time in the spotlight has been a long time coming. Created more than 40 years ago, the fan-favorite bounty hunter is among the “Star Wars” franchise’s best known and most popular characters despite his limited presence in the original trilogy. latimes.com/entertainment-…
After two of California’s driest years on record, a spectacularly stormy December blanketed the Sierra Nevada with heavy snow, giving a major boost to the state’s water supplies.
The state’s mountain snowpack now stands at about 160% of average for this time of year, state officials said Thursday as they conducted the first snow survey of the season. latimes.com/california/sto…
“We need more of these storms to keep coming through,” said Sean de Guzman, manager of snow surveys for the Department of Water Resources.
He said the state is “definitely not out of the woods” and the drought is still “far from over." latimes.com/california/sto…
When HBO announced its upcoming reunion special “Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts,” the star-studded lineup did not include J.K. Rowling. latimes.com/entertainment-…
In the weeks leading up to the highly anticipated program, not a single teaser, trailer or poster has featured the “Harry Potter” author, who has come under fire in recent years for repeatedly expressing anti-transgender views. latimes.com/entertainment-…
Despite her absence from HBO’s marketing campaign, however, Rowling does appear in the special, which samples footage from a 2019 interview with her. latimes.com/entertainment-…