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2019

July 19, 2019

- California unemployment rate remains at 4.2 percent in June

July 18, 2019

- Standards Board Adopts Emergency Regulation to Protect Outdoor Workers from Wildfire Smoke

July 10, 2019

- Cal/OSHA Cites Two Employers for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
  Incident at San Francisco Airport

July 3, 2019

- Labor Commissioner’s Office Cites Daly City Residential Care Facility
  for Wage Theft – 48 Workers Owed more than $631,000

July 2, 2019

- Employment Training Panel Honors Chairperson Barry Broad

July 1, 2019

- Employment Development Department awards nearly $1 million to retrain workers laid off in the San Gabriel Valley

June 21, 2019

- California unemployment rate dips to 4.2 percent in May

June 19, 2019

- Cal/OSHA Urges Employers to Adopt Effective Procedures to Protect All Outdoor Workers from Heat Illness

June 17, 2019

- Cal/OSHA Cites Solar Panel Installation Company for Willful Fall Protection Violation

June 13, 2019

- In Honor of Father’s Day, EDD Spotlights California’s Paid Family Leave Program

- En honor del Día del Padre, el EDD realza el Programa del Permiso Familiar Pagado de California

June 5, 2019

- Cal/OSHA Reminds Employers to Protect Outdoor Workers from Heat
  Illness as Temperatures Rise Across the State

June 3, 2019

- El Departamento del Desarrollo del Empleo otorga $6.6 millones para proveer entrenamiento de trabajo a cerca de 1,000 trabajadores agrícolas dados de baja

- Employment Development Department awards $6.6 million to provide job training to nearly 1,000 laid-off farmworkers

May 29, 2019

- Labor Commissioner’s Office Issues Wage Theft Citations for
  Subcontractor’s Failure to Pay 62 Construction Workers

May 28, 2019

- EDD awards $5 million to help train 1,200 California veterans for careers in high-growth industries

- EDD otorga $5 millones para ayudar a entrenar a 1,200 veteranos de California para carreras en sectores de alto crecimient

May 17, 2019

- La tasa de desempleo de California permanece en 4.3 por ciento en el mes de abril

- California unemployment rate remains at 4.3 percent in April

- Veterans looking for jobs connect with employers at the “Honor a Hero, Hire a Vet” job and resource fair in Compton

- Los veteranos en busca de empleo se conectan con empleadores en la feria de empleos y recursos “Honor a Hero, Hire a Vet” en Compton

May 16, 2019

- Veterans looking for jobs connect with employers at the “Honor a Hero, Hire a Vet” job and resource fair in Riverside

- Los veteranos en busca de empleo se conectan con empleadores en la feria de empleos y recursos “Honor a Hero, Hire a Vet” en Riverside

May 14, 2019

- EDD asigna $2 millones para proveer oportunidades de empleo y entrenamiento laboral a personas con discapacidades

- EDD awards $2 million to provide job opportunities and training for people with disabilities

May 10, 2019

- En honor del Día de las Madres, el EDD realza el programa del Permiso Familiar Pagado de California

May 9, 2019

- In Honor of Mother’s Day, EDD highlights California’s Paid Family Leave program

- En honor del Mes de las Pequeñas Empresas en California, EDD da reconocimiento a los empleadores de menor escala y ofrece servicios de apoyo

May 8, 2019

- In honor of Small Business Month in California, EDD recognizes smaller employers and offers support services

April 30, 2019

- DIR Offices in Santa Ana Move to New Location

April 26, 2019

- Veterans looking for jobs connect with employers at the “Honor a Hero, Hire a Vet” job and resource fair in Sacramento

- Los veteranos en busca de empleo se conectan con empleadores en la feria de empleos y recursos “Honor a Hero, Hire a Vet” en Sacramento

- DIR and Cal/OSHA Honor Workers’ Memorial Day

April 25, 2019

- Veterans looking for jobs connect with employers at the “Honor a Hero, Hire a Vet” job and resource fair in Canoga Park

April 19, 2019

- La tasa de desempleo de California aumentó 4.3 por ciento en el mes de marzo

- California unemployment rate rises to 4.3 percent in March

April 18, 2019

- Cal/OSHA Cites Two Employers after Temporary Worker Fatally Crushed in Tehama County

April 17, 2019

- Employment Development Department Connects Youth with Summer Job Opportunities

- Labor Commissioner’s Office Cites Playa Vista Car Wash More Than $2.36 Million for Wage Theft of 64 Worker

April 16, 2019

- Cal/OSHA Cites Los Angeles Food Manufacturer and Staffing Agency for Serious Accident that Caused Amputation of Worker’s Fingers

April 11, 2019

- Cal/OSHA Reminds Employers to Protect Outdoor Workers from Heat

March 26, 2019

- Cal/OSHA Cites Ceramic Material and Supply Company $250,000 for Willful Failure to Guard Machinery in Fatal Accident

March 22, 2019

- La tasa de desempleo en California permanece en 4.2 por ciento en el mes de febrero

- California unemployment rate remains at 4.2 percent in February

March 21, 2019

- Cal/OSHA Cites Contractor Following Accident that Crushed Worker

March 18, 2019

- Labor Commissioner’s Office Recovers $1 Million in Unpaid Wages for 239 Restaurant Workers

March 14, 2019

- La fecha límite para solicitar Asistencia de Desempleo por Desastre es el viernes 15 de marzo para los damnificados por los incendios forestales Camp, Hill, y Woolsey

March 13, 2019

- Deadline for victims of Camp, Hill and Woolsey fires to apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance is Friday, March 15

- Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Statement on Frank Brass

March 8, 2019

- La tasa de desempleo en California aumentó 4.2 por ciento en el mes de enero

- California unemployment rate rises to 4.2 percent in January

March 5, 2019

- Employment Training Panel Awards $600,000 to Train 600 Workers for Camp Fire Cleanup and Emergency Response

February 26, 2019

- El Departamento del Desarrollo del Empleo otorga $995,000 al condado de Alameda para ayudar a 200 trabajadores que fueron despedidos a encontrar trabajo en las industrias locales

- Cal/OSHA Reminder to Employers: Electronically Submit Form 300A
  by March 2

- Employment Development Department awards Alameda County $995,000 to help 200 laid off workers find work in local industries

February 20, 2019

- Cal/OSHA Cites Contractors for Serious Safety Violations in San Francisco Twin Peaks Tunnel Fatality

February 15, 2019

- Los datos sobre el empleo y desempleo de California para enero de 2019 se publicarán el viernes 8 de marzo

- California’s employment and unemployment data for January 2019 will be released on Friday, March 8

February 13, 2019

- Cal/OSHA Cites Pipe Installation Contractor for Fatal Trench Collapse
  in Daly City

February 11, 2019

- Labor Commissioner’s Office Cites RDV Construction $12 Million for Wage Theft Affecting More Than 1,000 Workers

February 6, 2019

- Cal/OSHA Announces May 9 Advisory Committee Meeting to Evaluate Electronic Submission of Workplace Injury and Illness Records

January 31, 2019

- Cal/OSHA Reminder to Employers: Post Annual Work-Related Injury and Illness Summaries Starting February 1

January 24, 2019

- California Labor Commissioner’s Office Posts Guidance on Agricultural Overtime Pay Schedule in Effect This Year

January 22, 2019

- Labor Commissioner’s Office Reaches $4 Million Settlement for 380 Bay Area Restaurant Workers

January 18, 2019

- La tasa de desempleo aumentó a 4.2 por ciento en el mes de diciembre

- California unemployment rate rises to 4.2 percent in December

January 14, 2019

- California les proporcionara asistencia a los empleados del gobierno federal afectados por el cierre del gobierno

January 11, 2019

- California to provide assistance to federal workers impacted by government shutdown

January 9, 2019

- Labor Commissioner’s Office Secures $1.7 Million in Unpaid Wages for 56 Bay Area Restaurant Workers

January 2, 2019

- Labor Commissioner Posts List of Port Trucking Companies with Unsatisfied Judgments for Labor Violations