[Source: San Francisco Chronicle] Jobs in California’s once-steadily growing solar power sector fell for the second straight year in 2018, part of a nationwide decline amid uncertainty caused by tariffs imposed by the Trump administration and challenges at the state level. While the state remains the largest source of solar industry employment, jobs fell 11 Read More…
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People are fleeing California — here’s why
[Source: PATCH] People come and go for a variety of reasons: Job change. Retirement. A close family member falls ill. In California, residents most often come and go for employment-related reasons. That’s according to the 42nd annual “National Movers Study,” conducted by United Van Lines and published last week. The study tracked its customers’ state-to-state Read More…
Americans haven’t felt this good about income growth since 2001
[Source: Bloomberg] Economists say the country is close to full employment, but pay gains for American workers have been flat since 2015. Even last week’s upward blip in wage growth could be wiped out by inflation. Yet Americans haven’t been this optimistic about future pay raises since the century began, according to the Conference Board’s Read More…
Green jobs still a small fraction of the California economy
[Source: California Center for Jobs and the Economy] As part of its ongoing research and analysis of trends and policies affecting the California economy, the California Center for Jobs and the Economy issued a new report today assessing the extent to which the state has transitioned to a Green Economy and concluding that green job Read More…
Duration of written meal period waivers depends on your needs
[Source: CalChamber] We have employees working 6-hour shifts who want to waive their meal period and employees who want to waive their second meal period after 10 hours. How often do we have to renew the written waiver? Pursuant to the California Labor Code, both the 6- and 10-hour waiver allow an employer and employee Read More…
If California’s the future, why are so many leaving?
[Source: Curbed / American real estate blog] California, many say, is the future. A center for creative industries and new technology—look at its impressive rollout of electric vehicles and autonomous cars—it’s also a diverse state, pushing progressive policies that could be models for the rest of the country. And people are leaving in droves for Read More…
Kimberly-Clark to close its paper-products plant in Fullerton, which employs 330 people
[Source: Orange County Register] Kimberly-Clark intends to shutter its plant here as part of a restructuring it announced last month, the paper products giant has confirmed. The plant, which opened in 1956, employs 330 people. “Kimberly-Clark has informed employees at the Fullerton manufacturing facility of its proposed plan to close this facility,” company spokesperson Terry Read More…
The state of the U.S. solar industry: 5 questions answered
[Source: PBS/SoCal News] On Jan. 22, 2018, the Trump administration announced plans to impose punitive duties on solar panels imported from abroad. This decision came in response to a complaint filed by two solar companies, but much of the industry opposes the action, which trade groups say will increase the cost of solar projects and depress demand. Read More…
L.A. County slips in annual economic performance rankings
[Source: Los Angeles Business Journal] Los Angeles County fell sharply in an annual ranking of job growth and economic performance among metropolitan areas, according to a Milken Institute report released on Jan. 10. According to the institute’s annual Best Performing Cities index of the 200 largest cities and metropolitan areas in the nation, Los Angeles Read More…