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Employment

Bill adding exemptions to California’s fast food minimum wage heads to governor

The $20 minimum wage goes into effect April 1.

Uber and Lyft threaten to leave Twin Cities over pay hike requirements

The ride-hailing giants said a requirement that they pay drivers Minneapolis's minimum wage would make their businesses unsustainable.

Kaiser pleads to scrap nurse’s $41.5 million retaliation verdict

A California judge tentatively denied Kaiser's bid to throw out the jury verdict but agreed that a new trial on the amount of punitive damages would be required unless the plaintiff agreed to accept $10 million instead of $30 million.

Sheriff harassment

ABERDEEN, Miss. — A federal court denied summary judgment to a county sheriff accused of sexually harassing his former investigative assistant and other coworkers through texts, in which he called them “bitches” and “hos” and told them to “bend over.” He says his conduct was neither pervasive nor severe, but the court says the conduct was objectively offensive and should “not be tolerated today.”

Arizona Senate committee moves to restrict SNAP benefits

Two bills would require able-bodied adults who receive food stamps to participate in mandatory employment and training programs, with a few exceptions.

Illinois labor protections

CHICAGO — A federal court in Illinois will partially enjoin the state from implementing new labor protections for temp workers in the state that were signed into law by the governor last year. The mandates mandate minimum pay for temp workers who work a job for more than 90 days, discourage incentives to break strikes, and allows watchdog third parties to pursue labor actions against temp agencies. The state and temp agencies must submit a proposed preliminary injunction order by March 15.

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