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CPSC To Consumers: Avoid Deadly Home Hazards When A Hurricane Strikes
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- As Hurricane Irma is on the move and other storms may threaten to follow, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning residents in its path of the deadly dangers ...
Last Call for Wiener’s 4 a.m. Bar Bill
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- California Alcohol Policy Alliance (CAPA), and Alcohol Justice are reporting that Senator Wiener's 4 a.m. bar bill proposal is effectively dead. The action occurred today at the ...
California High Heat Advisory: Cal/OSHA Reminds Employers Shade Must Be Made Available for Outdoor...
OAKLAND, California, Aug. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- As temperatures are projected to hit triple digits across the state with prolonged heat waves, Cal/OSHA reminds employers with outdoor workers that shade must be made ...
Latino Legislators Condemn Arpaio Pardon
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL), which represents the interests of over 400 state legislators from both parties in state legislatures across the country, ...
Florida to See Real Benefits from Federal Self-Driving Legislation
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The Coalition for Future Mobility – a growing coalition of twelve transportation, passenger safety, and consumer interest stakeholders – today urged the timely and thoughtful passage ...
Labor Commissioner’s Office Cites Chula Vista Restaurant Over $274,000 for Wage Theft
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The Labor Commissioner's Office cited a Chula Vista restaurant more than $274,000 in back wages and penalties for multiple wage theft and labor law violations.
Dorantes Inc., doing ...
Labor Commissioner’s Office Files $6.3 Million Misclassification and Wage Theft Lawsuit against Glendale Construction...
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The Labor Commissioner's Office has filed a lawsuit against Calcrete Construction, Inc. seeking $6,300,338 for multiple wage theft violations affecting a group of 249 construction ...
Latino Legislators Call For Decriminalizing Cannabis, LGBTQ Rights In Historic Resolutions
BOSTON, Aug. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- For the first time in its history, the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL) has taken a bold stance on two issues directly related to correcting chronic injustices ...
New Regulations Improve Safety at Oil Refineries
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- State agencies today announced final approval of new regulations to strengthen workplace and environmental safety at oil refineries across the state. The regulations take ...
Labor Commissioner’s Office Cites Two Towing Companies over $4.8 Million for Wage Theft Violations
SANTA ANA, California, July 26, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The Labor Commissioner's Office has cited two California towing companies in Anaheim and Oakland $4,874,661 for multiple wage theft violations affecting 187 workers ...
