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Lyft to Pay $272.5M to Settle California Driver Misclassification Suit
Lyft has agreed to pay $272.5 million to settle a six-year California lawsuit alleging it misclassified drivers and unde...
Aspire General Insurance Seeks California Product Chief to Steer Auto Growth
Aspire General Insurance is hiring a Director of Product Management to lead strategy, pricing and profitability for its ...
Lyft's $272.5M Wage-Theft Settlement Opens a New Chapter for California Ride-Hailing
Lyft will pay $272.5 million to settle a California wage-and-hour lawsuit, marking the largest such settlement in the st...
The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing Opens in December, and US Road Policy Is Shifting With It
Fourteen years after P-22 became LA's famous stranded mountain lion, the $100M crossing over the 101 opens in December, ...
California Community Midwives Face Medicaid Barriers That Limit Perinatal Care Access
A University of California study identifies low reimbursement, costly liability insurance, and administrative complexity...
California AG Fights Court Bid to Halt Limits on Teen Social Feeds
Rob Bonta tells a federal judge that Meta, Google and TikTok have offered no new First Amendment grounds to block SB976,...
Study: Solar Permitting Goes Faster on Already-Altered Land, Slower on Williamson Act Sites
New research from The Nature Conservancy shows that utility-scale solar projects in California’s San Joaquin Valley clea...
California Cumulative Trauma Claims Surge, Early Denials Under Scrutiny
Cumulative trauma claims now account for nearly a third of California indemnity claims, driving up litigation costs as i...
WinCo and Subcontractor Face Class-Action Suit Over Alleged Janitor Misclassification
A California lawsuit accuses WinCo Foods and TEC Services of misclassifying cleaning staff as independent contractors, d...
Father and Son Charged with Kidnapping US Forest Service Biologists at Gunpoint in 15-Hour Standoff
Two federal wildlife researchers were bound and held in a remote California forest, prompting a massive law enforcement ...