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Will Trump's scaled-down health plans fly in today's hot labor market?
To lower costs, Trump is making it easier for businesses to buy insurance through "association health plans," which offer less coverage than the ACA requires. But can employers can't attract good talent with low-coverage health plans? → Read More
Will Vegas attack prompt hotels to beef up security?
Last year, Steve Wynn revealed some of the extraordinary measures he took to safeguard his Vegas hotels. Most other hotels keep that information private. → Read More
Salaries are rising: The average worker in LA made $62,000 last year
That's up from $55,000 in 2014. Economists say low, middle and high earners all saw increases, mostly because so few people are looking for a job. → Read More
CA homeowners: Here's how the GOP tax plan might affect you
The Republican tax blueprint calls for a bigger standard deduction and fewer write-offs. For California homeowners who like those write-offs, that's not good news. → Read More
E-retailers struggle to find warehouse space closer to the LA basin
As more customers choose same-day delivery, e-retailers are racing to expand, leasing small industrial spaces in urban pockets of SoCal – if they can find them. → Read More
On Gov. Brown's desk: A bill to give employers cover in ICE raids
Under the measure, employers would have to ask immigration agents for a warrant before letting them in. The bill's author says many employers are afraid to ask. → Read More
Audio: This bill is designed to help CA's sweaty indoor workers
The state has 16 months to draft an indoor heat standard, which sets rules to protect workers. This week lawmakers consider a bill to speed up the process. → Read More
Audio: Why entrepreneurship could be a way forward for Dreamers
If Congress fails to preserve DACA, more than 800,000 immigrants would lose their work permits. But you don't need a work authorization to form your own business. → Read More
Calif. spared worst of storm-driven gas price hikes
Refinery outages drove worldwide gas prices up 10 to 20 cents a gallon. They only went up about 6 cents in California, which refines its own gas. → Read More
Got questions about DACA? We've got some answers
Under DACA, young adults who came to the U.S. illegally as kids can work legally. An immigration attorney lays out businesses' options if the program goes away. → Read More
Housing construction is booming in SoCal's Inland Empire
For years, California has not added enough new housing to keep up with population growth. But 2017 is looking better, due in part to a boom in the Inland Empire. → Read More
Top editors out at LA Times; former TV executive named new CEO
Executive Editor and Publisher Davan Maharaj and his second-in-command Marc Duvoisin were abruptly fired Monday, according to the Los Angeles Times. → Read More
Audio: After 3 years of construction, the Wilshire Grand Center opens its doors
It's known as the tallest building west of the Mississippi, and here are a few other things you may not know about downtown L.A.'s newest kid on the block. → Read More
Wage theft is happening in logistics warehouses too
Getting shortchanged on pay is a problem that's long plagued day laborers, car washers and seamstresses, but it happens to Inland Empire logistics workers, too. → Read More
Audio: Why 80K people applied for 2,400 positions at LA's ports
Part-time dock work pays about $25 an hour, and it puts you in line for a union promotion that can pay six figures. But that promotion can be 10 years or more away. → Read More
Some good news for the 2,400 people laid off from American Apparel
The 2,400 workers laid off from the company's L.A. factories have qualified for federal money that will pay for up to two years of education and retraining. → Read More
When ICE agents show up at work, what should the boss do?
The state Assembly has passed a bill that would force employers to demand a warrant before allowing immigration agents inside. Business groups are opposed. → Read More
State mulls rules to protect overheated indoor workers
State law protects most outdoor workers when temps surpass 95 degrees. A similar standard for indoor heat may not be ready until 2019. → Read More
Cedillo measure would require border wall bid disclosure
The L.A. city councilman will introduce a motion that would require contractors bidding for city contracts to disclose if they've bid to work on the wall. → Read More
Yes, the robots are coming for your job
That's especially true if you work in trucking, fast food, sales or data entry. Experts say fully 47 percent of U.S. jobs are vulnerable to eventual automation. → Read More