Call Centers Moving to Poorer Areas, Overseas
February 08, 2002— Since the mid-1990s, corporations have been cutting costs by moving their phone banks out of high-wage urban areas, sending thousands of jobs to places like the depressed Central Valley of California and even overseas, particularly India, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
FBI Flooded With Applicants
February 05, 2002— The FBI has a goal of hiring more than 900 agents in the next eight months, and judging by all the applications coming into its California offices, that should be no problem, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Angst Over Calif.'s New Minimum Wage
January 03, 2002—California's minimum wage has risen to $6.75 an hour with the new year, and according to the Los Angeles Times, no one's very happy about it - for different reasons.
Welfare-to-Web Training
November 17, 2001—The goal of a new program is to help these clients move into higher level positions in San Francisco's digital marketplace.
Settlement in ERISA-Violation Case
November 05, 2001—Charges that a Los Angeles software company failed to forward employee contributions to its pension plan have been resolved, with the U.S. Department of Labor obtaining consent judgments from the company and two of its former executives.
Calif. Lawmakers Pass Benefits Bills
September 19, 2001—The California Legislature ended its 2001 session last week, but not before sending Gov. Gray Davis an assortment of bills affecting employee benefits and working conditions.
Chao Seeking Back Pay for Garment Workers
August 24, 2001— U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine Chao said during a visit to San Francisco this week that her department will pursue back pay for some 200 immigrant workers who've gone without paychecks since April from a garment factory in the city.
Calif. Lawyer Angers Employers, Again
July 21, 2001—Fresh from being demoted for writing an unpopular opinion on the exempt status of workers, Miles Locker, the chief counsel for the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, is under fire from employers again.
