While the coronavirus pandemic has shut down much of the US economy, with over 33 million workers applying for unemployment insurance since March 15, millions of workers are still on the …
Workplace Safety
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The British Film Institute and BAFTA have announced the next stage of their work to tackle harassment and racism in the workplace, deploying a new employer Action List for the …
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“In the hardest year, Hollywood’s unions had their finest hour,” writes David Robb in Deadline Hollywood. “Together and separately, they navigated those first uncertain days of the entertainment industry shutdown …
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President Joe Biden’s massive $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief plan is about to become law, after the House gave final passage to the legislation, which will provide an unprecedented lifeline to American households. There …
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Governor Gavin Newsom delivered some good news to about 15 million Californians. Newsom said the state on Friday will advance Los Angeles county into the “red” tier of its matrix and …
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“If, a year ago, there had been a guarantee that by March 2021 there would be three COVID-19 vaccines being administered to millions daily, Hollywood would have been overjoyed,” write …
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President Biden on Friday fired Sharon Gustafson, who was appointed by former President Trump as the general counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The White House told Gustafson that she was being fired …
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Last Wednesday, as California Governor Gavin Newsom gave one of his regular Covid-19 updates, he expressed surprise at “something not a lot of folks are paying attention to.” That “something” is the growth of the so-called …
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A coalition of industry guilds and organizations is again calling on US legislators to implement accessible pandemic risk insurance coverage as COVID-19 continues to disrupt Hollywood production. “As you develop …
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California’s Labor Commissioner cited and fined a Boyle Heights McDonald’s franchisee $125,913, after ownership was caught violating labor laws during the ongoing pandemic. Namely, the location’s owners were said to have illegally