Nation Jun 15 Why U.S. domestic workers have fewer labor protections than other employees By Ali Rogin, Juliet Fuisz, Kaisha Young, Andrew Chambers
Politics Apr 20 California Gov. Newsom offers compromise to protect some indoor workers from heat After rejecting proposed rules to protect millions of indoor workers from extreme heat, Newsom’s administration has offered a compromise to allow the protections to take effect this summer. But state and local correctional workers — and prisoners — would have… By Samantha Young, KFF Health News
Politics Apr 13 Heat protections for indoor California workers in limbo after Newsom abandons rules California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has abandoned proposed protections for millions of California workers toiling in sweltering warehouses, steamy kitchens, and other dangerously hot workplaces — upending a regulatory process that had been years in the making. By Angela Hart, Samantha Young, KFF Health News
Nation Nov 21 Watch 11:23 Low wage, essential workers demand better protections in California Low-wage, essential workers who can’t do their jobs from home are facing an unequal playing field as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue. In California, many of the state’s 556,000 fast-food workers have protested what they call a widespread… By Ivette Feliciano
Health May 28 WATCH: Labor officials testify on how the government is protecting workers from COVID-19 Labor officials will testify before the Workforce Protections Subcommittee May 28 on the federal government’s actions to protect workers from COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. By Associated Press
May 05 Workers want virus protections before casinos reopen By Wayne Parry, Associated Press Casino workers across the country want their employers to provide them with protective equipment and adopt tough new cleaning and social distancing policies before the gambling halls reopen during the coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading
May 19 Watch 6:36 News Wrap: Democrats shout ‘shame!’ as LGBT worker protections lose by one vote By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the fight for gay rights hit the House and failed by one vote. A scuttled amendment would have protected LGBT employees from discrimination by federal contractors. Democrats cried “shame!” and accused Republican leaders of delaying… Continue watching