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Walters : Worker’s Comp Conflict Heating Up Again

March 31, 2021

One of California’s perpetual political conflicts may be heating up again, which requires some background to understand because it is so convoluted. Dan Walters Opinion History of Worker's Comp in California To begin at the beginning, for m...

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Newsom’s Order Protects All Workers. Can Employers Afford It?

Bill McEwen

May 7, 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a controversial executive order Wednesday triggering applause from labor and fears from employers that it will bury them in sky-high workers' compensation costs. “We want to keep worke...

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Walters: Fraud Infects Disability System

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

February 10, 2020

Kenneth and Mandy Henderson have given a new dimension to marital togetherness. Two years ago, a disability claim filed by Mandy Henderson, a lieutenant in the Santa Clara County sheriff’s office, came under...

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Injuries at Fresno’s Amazon Warehouse Are Triple Industry Average

CalMatters

January 21, 2020

Amanda Caballero wishes she could go back to work at Amazon. She made $15 an hour at the Fresno fulfillment center — several dollars more than the state’s minimum wage — and received more than three months of paid maternity leave. Her generous health insura...

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Will New California Labor Bill Affect WWE Wrestlers?

David Taub

September 12, 2019

A new California bill that would reclassify many independent contractors as employees passed both legislative chambers and awaits Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature. While most of the media attention has been how...

Assembly Votes to Tighten Rules on Independent Contractors

AP News

May 30, 2019

SACRAMENTO — California residents working for companies like Lyft and Uber would get the rights of employees entitled to a minimum wage and workers compensation under a law the state Assembly passed on Wednesda...

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Walters: Another Conflict Brewing Over Work Disability Costs

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

October 30, 2018

Gavin Newsom loves high-concept, almost edgy, approaches to governance – not unlike a younger Jerry Brown during his first governorship four decades ago. Opinion by Dan Walters CALmatters Columnist Five major interest groups constantly joust ...

Politics 101: Will Olivier Play More Tricks With Marijuana?

David Taub

September 19, 2017

UPDATE: Friday, Sept. 22, 8:09 a.m. The Fresno City Council delivered a split decision Thursday on implementing marijuana options made possible by the passage of Proposition 64 last year. The council affi...

Is It Time for Clovis Unified to Have a Teachers Union?

Only 25 of 600 Available COVID Jabs Given at County Sites. Now One is Shut Down.

California Senate OKs Supervised Sites for Drug Users

Fresno Area Schools Hold Steady Amid California’s ‘Sharp Decline’ in Enrollment

Storm Expected to Bring More Rain & Snow This Week, But Drought Persists

Fresno Gets ‘F’ Grades in Air Quality Again, but Is Any Progress Being Made?

Paycheck Protection Loans: California Received Less Per Capita Than States Like North Dakota

Resnicks Give $250K To Help Newsom, but Pro-Recall Farmers ‘Afraid’ to Donate

Redemption Is Here for Autry's Film 'Victory By Submission'

Ted Nugent, Who Once Dismissed COVID-19, Sickened by Virus

Saddle Up and Get Vaccinated for Return of the Clovis Rodeo

How MrBeast Burgers Came to Fresno and Who Makes Them

Walters : Newsom Puts Rosy Spin on Job Report

Will Amtrak Joe Save California’s Troubled High-Speed Rail Project?

Walters : California’s ‘Tort Wars’ Flaring Up Again

Nursing Scholarship Donation Is an Investment and a Thank-you

GV Wire Unfiltered – January 12, 2021

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

After Taking on Costa and AOC, Elizabeth Heng Sets Sights on U.S. Senate

Planning Commission Delays Decision on Southwest Industrial Question

Clovis City Council Candidates Spar During Candidate Forum

Valley GOP Lawmaker Valadao Votes To Impeach Trump