Starbucks triples baristas’ paid parental leave to 18 weeks • Supreme Court declines to hear California air pollution claim
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Monday, December 16, 2024

Disney agrees to $233 million wage theft settlement for Anaheim’s theme park employees

If approved, $179.6 million will go to tens of thousands of Disney workers denied raises under the city’s Measure L wage ordinance

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Starbucks triples baristas’ paid parental leave to 18 weeks

Paid parental leave in the US is offered by only 40% of employers surveyed by the Society for Human Resource Management offering it this year.

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Supreme Court declines to hear California air pollution claim

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a business-backed appeal that could make it easier to challenge California’s vehicle emissions standards.

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Small businesses say cautious shoppers are seeking ‘cozy’ and ‘festive’ this holiday season

There’s little sense of the freewheeling spending that occurred during the pandemic.

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TikTok asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order to block a US ban unless it’s sold

Company lawyers and China-based ByteDance on Monday urged the justices to act before the law’s Jan. 19 deadline.

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Amazon rejected warehouse safety recommendations, Senate report says

Amazon pushed back Monday, saying U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders “continues to mislead the American public” about its safety practices.

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Trump migrant deportations could threaten states’ agricultural economies

Immigrants make up about two-thirds of the nation’s crop farmworkers, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, and roughly 2 in 5 of them are not legally authorized to work in the United States.

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Federal Reserve is likely to slow its rate cuts with inflation pressures still elevated

The officials are set to reduce their benchmark rate, which affects many consumer and business loans, by a quarter-point to about 4.3% when their meeting ends Wednesday.

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FTC sues largest wine and spirits distributor, saying it discriminates against smaller stores

Southern Glazer’s, which has a key office in Cerritos, serves commercial customers such as Total Wine, Costco and Kroger.

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Japan’s Softbank plans to invest $100 billion in US projects over the next four years

The investments by Softbank, Trump said, are “a monumental demonstration of confidence in America’s future.”

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