Margot Roosevelt
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Margot Roosevelt covered California economic, labor and workplace issues for the Los Angeles Times. A former environmental reporter for The Times, she previously wrote for Time magazine as a foreign and national correspondent, for the Washington Post on the Congressional beat, and for the Orange County Register focusing on business and the Southern California economy.
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Walter Isaacson reveals how he shadowed Elon Musk and details billionaire’s brutal treatment of workers, impulsive decisions and chaotic romantic life in a new biography.
As the labor movement struggles, a “Troublemakers School†draws more than 400 activists. Here are some of their stories.
The recent rains provided a major boost for some small businesses. But for others, it spelled disaster.
Los latinos son la minorÃa étnica o racial más numerosa del paÃs, con un 18,9% de la población, pero pocos ascienden a la cúspide del poder empresarial estadounidense: miembro de un consejo de administració
Latinos are the nation’s largest ethnic or racial minority with 18.9% of the population, yet few ascend to the pinnacle of U.S. corporate power: board member.
Entre las nuevas leyes laborales de California se encuentran las que amplÃan los permisos por motivos familiares, establecen permisos por duelo y obligan a la transparencia salarial. Pero muchas otras medidas calificadas de “destructoras de empleo†fracasaron.
Among California’s new workplace laws are ones expanding family leave, providing bereavement leave and mandating pay transparency. But many more measures tagged “job killers†failed.
Un analista de aerolÃneas dijo que “nunca habÃa visto un colapso aéreo de este tamañoâ€. Una combinación de mal tiempo, tecnologÃa anticuada y horarios de vuelo vulnerables contribuyeron al descalabro de Southwest Airlines.
A combination of bad weather, outdated technology and vulnerable flight schedules played into the mess at Southwest Airlines.
Shine N Brite carwash ha sido sancionado con más de 900.000 dólares por pagar a los trabajadores muy por debajo del salario mÃnimo y negarles las horas extraordinarias y los descansos, según informaron las autoridades estatales.