By: Mari Bandoma Callado Employment Development Department (EDD) Benefits EDD Program Unemployment Insurance (UI) State Disability Insurance (SDI) Paid Family Leave (PFL) Apply for this program if You lost your job or have had your hours reduced for reasons related to COVID-19 You’re unable to work due to medical quarantine or illness related to COVID-19 […]
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By: Mari Bandoma Callado & Emile A. Davis The sudden emergence of racist and violent attacks towards people of Asian descent is reminiscent of the discrimination and harassment faced by American Muslims, Arabs and South Asians in the United States after 9/11. Reports of microaggressions in public, discrimination by business establishments, workplace discrimination and harassment,
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All California employees accrue sick time at their jobs. At a minimum, an employee must accrue one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked. For a regular full-time employee, that works out to approximately 1.3 hours of sick time earned each week or 5.3 hours each month. This leave may be used
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This week’s question comes from Carl who writes: Q: “Last week I was at a dinner party and one of the people who attended eventually got sick and was told they may have Coronavirus. However, he has not been tested. I feel fine, but I called my doctor to see what I should do. She said that
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By Christopher Dolan and Mari Bandoma Callado This week’s question comes from Arthur B. Dear Chris, I was contacted via Linkedin by the Chief Financial Officer of a San Francisco-based start-up. He offered me an opportunity to join the start-up as a program director with an annual salary of $120,000 plus a $30,000 raise by
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Today’s question comes from Jennifer T. in Diamond Heights who asks: Q: “I drive for Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash. I have filed my taxes as an independent contractor as that’s what I was told to do by these companies. I heard that there is a new law which will provide me with protections that usually
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By: Christopher Dolan and Vanessa Deniston This week’s question comes from Edgar M… Q: “I work for a large corporation with offices nationwide. I was recently switched to a new department, and already, I have been having problems with my new direct supervisor. He regularly makes racially charged comments around me, which I find
Today’s question comes from Geraldine T. in Berkeley: “After reading your article on unlawful harassment two weeks ago, I have a couple of questions. I work in a warehouse and I don’t want to be a “narc,” but I don’t think I should have to put up with the offensive sexual type behavior going on
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Ava G from The Haight asks: “I heard that there were some new laws on sexual harassment. As a member of a women’s empowerment group I was wondering if you could summarize them so we can discuss them at our next monthly meeting.” Ava, the #MeToo movement started, and continues to run strong, in California. Over
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This week’s question comes from Angela in Berkeley, who asks: Q: “I work part-time at a restaurant to help pay for school. My mother is not in great health and lives alone, so sometimes I’m the only person who can help her when she’s too sick to perform daily functions. I’ve heard that even shift
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