Southern California News

Recent News About California Labor Commissioner

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  Riot Games reaches $100 million settlement in discrimination and harassment lawsuit for current and former female employees

  By Bob Martin | Thursday, Jan 13, 2022 @ 2:39pm

  Riot Games has announced a $100 million settlement in a discrimination and harassment lawsuit that was brought forth by current and former female employees, according to a Dec. 27 statement released by Riot.

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  Amazon submits appeal to $6 million wage theft violations lawsuit

  By Trina Thomas | Monday, Mar 29, 2021 @ 9:53am

  Amazon and Green Messengers are being slapped with a $6.4 million citation from the Labor Commissioner's Office in Los Angeles, Orange and San Bernardino Counties for wage theft violations after 718 workers complained of having to complete their routes without getting paid for working through their breaks.

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  Labor Commissioner sues Uber, Lyft over AB 5 and vows to pursue other industries

  By Juliette Fairley | Tuesday, Aug 11, 2020 @ 10:50am

  Garcia-Brower: Misclassified workers are compromising the state’s ability to respond to COVID-19

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