San Francisco Chronicle | Martha Herrera loves her work as a nanny but sometimes it is physically challenging. One of her young charges, who was physically disabled, needed to be lifted in the bathroom. As the child grew bigger, it was harder for Herrrera, now 55, to keep up. Eventually she wrenched her back. The…
Lil Kalish Wage theft is common in low-wage industries in California. Tens of thousands of workers — in restaurants, nail salons, warehouses, farms, car washes and other industries – lose out on millions of dollars in stolen wages each year. Wage theft happens when employers deliberately pay workers below the minimum wage, deny them meal…
The James Irvine Foundation The work of nannies, house cleaners, and home care workers — known as domestic workers — is indispensable to the lives of millions of California families and the work that makes other work possible. Yet these essential workers often negotiate hazardous conditions, like the higher risk of COVID-19 transmission, or work…
Steve Angeles Filipino workers gathered outside of a nursing services company, demanding backwages. The California Labor Commissioner’s office has issued a citation on Angel Connection Inc and the J Jireh Group. It said those related companies had misclassified their workers, mostly Filipino caregivers, as independent contractors in an effort to avoid paying required wages, workers compensation…