Can’t help but wonder if she was under the influence and didn’t want to be tested at the nearby hospital (some hospitals do drugs screens on mothers in labor and report results to protective services). I also find the whole “I’m going to go to casinos to try to induce labor” a questionable decision, but then again…

Oroville. That’s about right.

Yep! Sutter Brown the corgi is the official First Dog of California. He hits the campaign trail and everything. He’s one of the most popular figures in Sacramento, because who doesn’t love a good doggy?

To everyone saying, “don’t send them here!” I say ... I’m okay with them moving to Nevada. A few more suckers in and my house value won’t be underwater any more. Keep driving those prices back up into a bubble - YES!

I kind of love that his platform was basically: “California’s financially screwed. I’ve fixed screwed-up California before, and I can do it again. Not gonna lie: It’ll hurt. I’m going to ask you to vote for some stuff that’ll hurt and work - as opposed to the outgoing Gov, who kept asking you to vote for things that…

My grandfather kept kosher for most of his life. At some point he found out that Oreos were made with animal shortening which made them trayfe (no good). So he switched to Hydrox. Within a year he was back to Oreos. And then he started eating cheeseburgers. (only out of the house, but yeah). Oreos are a slippery…

I have a friend who lives in California and is dangerously allergic to vaccines. Like, she legit almost died when she got her first round as an infant. So she’s never been vaccinated other than that. When she applied to grad school in the Bay Area, she had to provide proof of vaccinations or apply for an exemption.…

It’ll help with the rising rent costs too! Unintended positive effect!! Please move away anti-vaxers! :)

A number of these nuts are threatening to move out of California, to which I say, “BYE, BITCH.”

Let's not forget a really great option - calling the labor board. Businesses rely on no one blowing the whistle, but it's absolutely critical that we do so, and we can do it anonymously.

Yep. In the 90s, I was one of the first people brought into my then-job as an “independent contractor.” I did the same work as the other people in that position for half the money and none of the benefits. (In the “reasons why I stayed” column were, “I was making twice the money I made at my last job, which also had…

PLEASE NOTE! Today’s measure will NOT necessarily affect the White Collar Exemption, meaning if the job is at a desk (admin, secretarial, executive), that it still won’t be eligible for overtime when the measure goes into effect. This is currently up for debate, so please contact your executive and legislative…

Yep. So many people are saddled with either college or housing debt. On top of that we tie health insurance into having a job. Oh, and social services are cut everyday. Gee, it’s almost as if we want to make people as dependent on abusive employers as possible!

Yeahhhh I think in practice this is not going to change that much, unfortunately. Labor laws are broken with abandon by employers across this great nation, on a daily basis. Without enforcement, and without a labor market that is tight enough that employees can feel like they can walk and not lose their home,…

If they are misclassifying people (or even if you suspect they are) you can call the labor board.

After he’s done with “manager” hopefully he’ll move on to “independent contractor”—i.e. the ability to avoid labor regulations, minimum wages, employee healthcare mandates, etc. by simply taking your “employees” and turning them into “independent contractors.”

This is great! I think that the “admin” position should also be given an opportunity to collect overtime. My job loves to sign everyone on board as an “exempt” employee and then expect them to work 60+ hours a week at absurd times without paying them any extra.

Yes, this is great news! Considering how the very top of the C-suite reward themselves handily with stocks and such, it’s only fair that the lower levels of management (the ones who really are mostly “team leaders” rather than executives) get some remuneration as well.

This is a good step in the right direction. For many years, my sister managed fast food restaurants or pizza franchises. Her salary was in the low 20s, and the bonus structure, based upon food costs and labor costs, was nearly impossible to maintain (and often would change without notice; it’s an incredibly unfair…