If your employer has reduced your hours or shut down operations due to #Coronavirus , you can file an Unemployment Insurance claim. More information here: edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coro
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As we give thanks: Farmworkers can't work from home. Their hands bring food to our tables. Thank you farmworkers and for keeping us all fed. Sí se puede.
This is such a difficult time for so many. To get unemployment insurance payments out, we are at it 7 days a week, shifts start 6am & end 8 pm. This Easter Sunday we gave our team the option to rest. Over 550 of them still said they wanted to work. They are still at it.💪🏽
Those who lost jobs or had hours reduced due to #CaliforniaWildfires can apply for Unemployment Insurance benefits. The usual waiting period is waived - individuals can be paid benefits for the first week they are unemployed. See response.ca.gov. #CaliforniaForAll
Unemployment insurance should be a human-centered system that supports people during hard times. From the first contact to final resolution and all communication in between, we are committed to making the UI experience better for Californians. 👇🏽
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Governor @GavinNewsom announced a series of actions to better serve workers that have experienced job loss during the #COVID19 pandemic, including the formation of an @CA_EDD strike team, and a renewed focus on processing unpaid claims. gov.ca.gov/2020/07/29/gov
Californians who meet federal eligibility requirements have started to get the $300 more per week in Lost Wages Assistance. CA applied early & got enough for 3 weeks of payments. Now we have been approved for 2 more weeks. Those eligible will get $1500 on top of regular benefits.
If you are working fewer hours because your children’s school is closed and you need to be there for them, you may apply for unemployment insurance. There is no medical certification needed. labor.ca.gov/Coronavirus2019
For those who have exhausted regular UI and asking about the UI extension. We hear you. It is a top priority and we will have a timeline for you soon. #unemploymentinsurance #covid19 #FAQ cc: . .
As we give thanks: grocery store workers & have been on the front lines across the US so we have food and other necessities throughout this difficult year. We all have an obligation to protect their health & safety.
ON PEUC/13-week UI extension: message from . coming tomorrow on timing. I know it’s taken some time given the many different groups of people impacted by the extension but know that you will not be denied benefits based on when EDD gets it done.
(1/2) If you’ve lost your job or had hours reduced due to #COVID19, and if you can’t work because your child is now home due to school closure, you can apply for unemployment insurance. This includes workers who are misclassified as independent contractors.👇🏼 #coronavirus
Our team is starting a 4-day mobile caravan today to remind farmworkers of their right to paid sick leave and freedom from retaliation for exercising their rights. , CalOSHA & ALRB will be in the fields of Ventura & Santa Barbara to reach farmworkers.
As we give thanks: domestic workers, overwhelmingly women of color, make all other work possible but often live w/o adequate pay, safety, or benefits. Thank you for providing essential care for our loved ones while spending time away from yours.
Did you get a 1099 and your employer called you an #independentcontractor? If your work has slowed down or you’ve been laid off, you may be eligible for UI benefits. Apply today and let us figure out if you’re owed benefits. Visit bit.ly/33wQEC7 to file online. #COVID19
Those who are eligible for benefits will receive them. There is no such thing as "waiting you out," or delaying so UI or PUA don't need to be paid. Like you, we want you to be paid what you should get. We will work until we succeed. Period. #COVID19 #unemployment
An individual is disqualified from UI for refusing to accept “suitable” employment when offered. Whether work is “suitable” includes consideration of factors such as the degree of risk involved to the individual’s health and safety. Prioritize worker safety! #faq
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My 17-yr old daughter has come w/ me to the polls every year since she was 5, knowing that each presidential election was history-making. This year, she came w/ me to drop my ballot off early. Vote. Vote early.
As of Jan. 1, farmworkers in CA are entitled to overtime after 9 hours in a day and 50 hours in a week. Another step in ensuring workers in agriculture get the protections all workers deserve to a just day’s pay for a hard day’s work. #californiaforall
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Ag overtime wages begin in phases thesungazette.com/article/busine via @TheSunGazette - More info on farmworker OT requirements: bit.ly/309SWFS #Californiaforall
A budget is not just how we allocate funds, it reflects our values. With over $1 billion to economic resilience & jobs, incl over $300 million to get 50,000 workers into good jobs, 's #CAcomeback plan will ensure California recovers better than we entered the pandemic.
If you’re unable to work due to being exposed to #COVID19, you can file a disability insurance claim. Eligible workers will get short term benefits payments of 60-70% of wages if you have full or partial inability to work due to illness. #coronavirus edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coro
. has sent out over 2k letters to those serving penalty weeks and those who exhausted benefits between 2/2-3/21 about how to certify for PUA. Please respond to that notice when you get it. Benefits will be paid retroactively, including the $600/week from 3/29-7/25.
As we give thanks: nurses, doctors, janitors and other hospital staff are working tirelessly, putting their lives at risk to save ours. You & other front line workers are the heroes of this pandemic. We must not end our gratitude with just words.
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One of the best things about my job is getting to work with dedicated, creative, smart, passionate people not afraid to try and tackle the hardest issues we face as a society. This was the day the Exec Order creating the Future of Work Commission was signed by .
Here is my letter to those who are unemployed and self-employed Californians seeking benefits through unemployment insurance or the new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program. I will continue to provide updates as more information is available.
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California Labor Secretary .@JulieSuCA issued an open letter to Californians regarding Unemployment Insurance (UI) Payments and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance labor.ca.gov/2020/04/14/ope #COVID19 #Coronavirus
As we give thanks: thank you to restaurant workers for working under such uncertain and challenging circumstances. In-person or takeout, masked up and outdoors, you are essential and valued.
More love for CA’s community-based orgs that serve our diverse people and regions: they have the trust of the communities they serve, esp those hardest hit by COVID. Proud to partner w/ them statewide to reach workers & employers to slow the spread and provide info on vaccines.
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CA’s inmate firefighter program is decades-old and has long needed reform.
Inmates who have stood on the frontlines, battling historic fires should not be denied the right to later become a professional firefighter.
Today, I signed #AB2147 that will fix that.
It’s #MothersDay weekend & #COVID19 is still spreading. Thanks to all the moms working more than ever--on the job and in the home. FaceTime with mom, continue to practice physical distancing and the good habits that helped CA bend the curve. #YourActionsSaveLives
“Ideas we take for granted today—children shouldn’t have to work, weekends should be time off, workers should be able to collectively bargain, I shouldn’t be property—were once radical ideas.” - Mayor #cafutureofwork
To preserve UI Online's ability to provide UI & federal pandemic-related benefits to Californians, EDD will temporarily suspend UI certifications. This will allow more users to have access to the system to file claims & to get online support. labor.ca.gov/2020/04/23/lab
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The California Future of Work Commission is proud to release its final report after 18 months of intense work to assess the challenges related to the present and future of work in California. To view the full report, please visit: labor.ca.gov/wp-content/upl
I am so grateful to all those front line workers who are protecting us and providing essential goods. Wearing a face covering in public will help protect essential workers. Please do your part. #COVID19 #coronavirus
I forgot about this work—now more relevant than ever. For abt 10 yrs these audits counted cases and documented causes of anti-Asian violence. In the last year alone, the no. of cases nearly equaled the total cases committed over that entire decade (approx 3,800). #StopAAPIHate
Now we will have the leadership on the national level to rebuild our economy on the sound and indisputable premise that a strong economy is one that works for working people.
Employers should not have to compete against law-breakers who use misclassification to cut costs and cut corners. #AB5 and #CaliforniaForAll means protecting honest businesses who do right by their workers.
. . was joined by janitors, security officers, firefighters, warehouse workers, @CA_LaborCommr & as he signed #AB1867, providing supplemental #PaidSickLeave to covered workers.
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Starting Monday, the 's call center hours expand to 7 days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. #coronavirus
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LIVE NOW: Governor @GavinNewsom announces new initiatives to support California workers impacted by #COVID19. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1
We hear you, #independentcontractors! We have a process to determine if you’ve been misclassified and eligible for UI benefits. It starts with you filing a claim to get the process going. And the best way to apply is online at bit.ly/33wQEC7. #COVID19
.@CA_LaborCommr filed cases today to address misclassification by Uber & Lyft. Almost 5K individual drivers had filed wage claims. Today's lawsuits allow the @CA_LaborCommr to address those claims & assist all drivers who have not been paid what they are owed as employees.
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Labor Commissioner’s Office Files Lawsuits against Uber and Lyft for Engaging in Systemic #WageTheft: bit.ly/3iaT4fT
Thank you to the California businesses who, in anticipation of #AB5, have examined their business practices and reclassified their workers, now guaranteeing full labor law protections to their employees.
Just announced by .@CA_LaborCommr Lilia García-Brower of . 👉🏾Labor Commissioner’s Office Files Lawsuits against Uber and Lyft for Engaging in Systemic Wage Theft dir.ca.gov/DIRNews/2020/2
Thanks for all your questions & the stories you have shared with me about your experience with UI. My team & I hear you. We continue to work to respond to the needs of Californians. Tonight on FB Live I will provide answers to some of the critical questions you all have asked.
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CA Labor Secretary .@JulieSuCA will do a follow-up Facebook Live this evening at 5pm. Please join if you are available. We will post the video after so folk can re-watch.
facebook.com/CALaborAndWork #coronavirus
We need to build bridges as we rebuild the economy—bridges to high road jobs with fair wages—and support both working people and employers who view investments in the workforce as essential for their business’ success. labor.ca.gov/2020/05/01/cal #InternationalWorkersDay
Poll monitors, ballot counters and others working throughout this #election did what essential workers always do: rolled up their sleeves, endured long hours, sleepless nights and sometimes hostility, and expertly accomplished the task at hand. Thank you from a grateful nation.
As we give thanks: thank you to every garment worker and for all you do. So many of you pivoted to sewing facial coverings to help keep us all safe from COVID-19.
All workers have the right to file for UI benefits, even #independentcontractors. If you’ve lost your job or have had your hours reduced, we’ll figure out whether or not you’re misclassified, and determine if you’re owed benefits. Visit bit.ly/33wQEC7 for more info.
New Law: #AB547 empowers janitorial workers--mostly immigrant women and women of color--to train their peers and share their deep knowledge, expertise and lived experiences to create a safer working environment. Thank you, promotoras, for your leadership. #CaliforniaForAll #MeToo
The pandemic revealed deep & long-standing challenges at EDD. 's #CAcomeback Plan incl important investments that will help modernize our systems, incl direct deposit, & build a human-centered UI system w/ language access that is so crucial for CA's diverse communities
I'm curious, as consumers, would you eat, shop, use, and support businesses who take the high road and contribute to their community by closing the wage gap? #CaliforniaForAll #CAFutureofWork #EmployerRoundtable
You may be able to use Paid Sick Leave if you are sick or for prevention if you or a family member has been exposed. You don’t have to be diagnosed with #COVID19 to take a paid sick day. Retaliation for lawful use of PSL is prohibited. dir.ca.gov/dlse/2019-Nove #Coronavirus
If you have both W-2 and 1099 income in the last 18 months, and your W-2 income qualifies you for UI, the federal CARES Act requires us to process your claim as UI.
This pandemic has shown that worker health is public health; similarly, worker well-being defines who we are as a society. The Governor’s 2021-22 Budget recognizes this with investments in small businesses, employers and employees. (1/6)
If you are eligible for benefits, including the $600/week additional benefit, you will be paid it. Even if your claim is processed by EDD later, you will not be denied the benefit just because of the timing of processing. #COVID19 #Unemployment
(1/2) Employers contribute to unemployment insurance on behalf of their employees. That’s why misclassification hurts not just workers but also employers who play by the rules.
. is hiring. So are CalOSHA, the Labor Commissioner and Division of Workers Comp (within .). Come and join our team. Help us to protect workers, law-abiding employers, and get benefits out. Help us make things better. calcareers.ca.gov
In another victory for civil and human rights this week, the Supreme Court preserves #DACA and reminds us that immigrants, no matter your race or status, do not check their humanity at the border.
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#SCOTUS rules against Trump administration in challenge to decision to end #DACA program, which allowed noncitizens brought to this country illegally as children to apply for protection from deportation, holding decision was arbitrary and capricious
The 's #CAcomeback Plan includes major targeted investments in the State’s workforce development programs that will strengthen the links among education, training, and industry, and put thousands of California’s workers on a path to a new and better future.
In the face of the coronavirus, we want to keep workers, employers, co-workers and families safe. What employees are entitled to may be confusing. We are trying to make it easier and spread awareness through this centralized source of info. labor.ca.gov/coronavirus201
California’s recovery is under way but we can’t just go back to pre-pandemic life. Newsom’s $100 billion #CAcomeback plan will help low & middle income families recover from the COVID-19-induced recession.
#LaborDay is not just a holiday, it's a call to action, and we hear that call. labor.ca.gov/2020/09/07/cal
With , we have awarded $17.3 million to 110 CBOs focused on farmworkers, food processors, meatpackers & janitors, and workers in restaurants, grocery, garment, warehouse, logistics, manufacturing & nail salons. Worker health is public health.
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*Better training on the call center
*Proactive communication from EDD about your case, including through *UI Online
*Letter in the mail about how to certify for PUA
*Clarifying FAQs about the impact on different groups serving penalty weeks and your options
A huge thank you to the rideshare drivers and community based organizations representing day laborers, domestic workers, migrant workers, food vendors, immigrants and more who took time to speak to the Commission and pushed us to be accountable, (1/2)
Dropped my ballot off Sunday night and just got a text confirming it was received and will be counted. Thank you and all the hardworking state and county employees making it easy to vote in CA. Track your ballot here. sos.ca.gov/elections/ball
As the end of October nears, I just want to thank the #teachers who are doing all they can--teaching on zoom, holding class with half the kids in person & half on a computer screen, coming up with creative activities while taking care of their own families & their own health.
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’s #CAcomeback plan includes the biggest state tax rebate in American history, provides 2/3 of Californians with a $600 check, helps low-income Californians with 100 percent of back rent and overdue utility bills.
Too often, centers of power/wealth are assumed to have the answers but the best ideas are coming from people historically relegated to the margins, including workers themselves. (1/2) #CAFutureofWork
Californians have been staying home and saving lives since the start of the statewide stay-at-home order. These efforts have allowed the state to move to open some lower-risk workplaces with adaptations. This will be a gradual process. #StayHomeSaveLives #YourActionsSaveLives
The UI system is not technologically what it should be. When came into office, we accelerated the effort to modernize the CA benefits system but that work is not done. (1/2)
Welcome Abby Snay who was sworn in as Deputy Secretary for Future of Work at the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency. (1/2)
Apprenticeships are the best pathways to a quality job and a skilled & trained workforce, esp in underserved areas. Thank you for letting me share the important work of and working with us on enforcement and high road training partnerships. #CaliforniaForAll
As we give thanks: trucking & warehouse workers & work countless hours to sort, move, deliver goods & we see you, we thank you.
Farmworkers feed us & are the backbone of CA’s agricultural industry. Their health & safety are a moral and legal imperative. Thank you Western Center for Agricultural Health & Safety for working with us on COVID-19 training/assistance for farmworkers & their employers.
Thank you, Dr Burke Harris, for your trailblazing work as CA’s first Surgeon General & for showing how to advocate for the most vulnerable, thru the most difficult of times, & to do it with joy. Great seeing you in DC.
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I seriously just had a BLAST celebrating women’s history with our history-making @vp and a group of truly extraordinary women. Not to mention our very dope Second Gentleman.
I know many people are relying on unemployment insurance now. The state is mobilizing every level of government to respond to #COVID19, making decisions to rise to the moment—including this one to ensure Californians continue to get benefits timely 👉🏽 labor.ca.gov/2020/03/24/lab
As we give thanks: Longshoremen and dockworkers up and down the state work tirelessly at the ports, connecting us to the rest of the world. Thank you for all you do.
Today ’s #CAFutureOfWork Commission 4th meeting today in LA. Focusing on low-wage work and economic equity, barriers, strategies and opportunities to build work and economy that works for all. #CaliforniaForAll
(1/2) During this time, I am grateful for all the workers who are working harder than ever—the grocery store clerks; delivery, food production & farmworkers; caregivers & health professionals; janitors & security guards; those at the ports, warehouses & restaurants. #coronavirus
SEED (Social Entrepreneurs for Economic Development) is a new program that provides nearly $10 million in micro-grants, training & assistance to communities facing significant barriers to employment, incl individuals who are limited English proficient or undocumented.
For those still serving penalty weeks, over 28,000 letters have gone out about certifying for PUA. Thanks to those who have told me you've received your benefits. For the rest of you, here is what you can expect:
No worker should be afraid for their health when they go to work, and every worker should return home safely at the end of the day. Employers & employees should review health and safety procedures as well as the recommendations & standards to ensure workers are protected.
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"As California responds to and recovers from the #COVID19 pandemic, we will continue our legacy of robust policies that protect the health and safety of our workforce."
Governor @GavinNewsom has proclaimed today as #WorkersMemorialDay in California. gov.ca.gov/2020/04/28/gov
Today we’re launching the first Regional Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Initiative & it’s happening right here in CA’s Inland Empire. Join us at 2pm as we show how CA’s regional assets & partnerships will make sure that econ recovery, quality jobs & equity to hand in hand. Link ⬇️
The US Supreme Court makes it clear that the workplace should be a safe place from discrimination regardless of one’s sexual orientation or gender identity. A victory for civil rights, workplace justice, and basic humanity.
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#SCOTUS rules that federal employment discrimination laws protect LGBT employees
Everyday should be women’s day but for #InternationalWomensDay, honoring my sisters, the garment workers trafficked from Thailand to El Monte, CA, whose brave struggle for justice and corporate accountability 25 years ago inspired a movement, changed the law, and made history.
Finally, thank you to all the people who joined us on the Future of Work Commission's journey, especially the members of the public who testified, pushed us, reminded us of what matters & held us accountable. The report is done but our work is not. #CAFutureofWork.
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(2/2) If you’ve been misclassified, you could still get UI. EDD will ask for information to determine whether you should have been an employee. edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coro
Worker health is public health. That’s why we’ve launched a new tool to help employers get easy access to and to follow workplace safety guidelines.
As we give thanks: thank you to every worker delivering packages with essential items, ballots, prescriptions, unemployment benefits. Postal employees continue to serve the nation during the holidays. We must support USPS this year and every year.
CA Future of Work Commission is not backing down from the hard questions, points of contention, and enormous scope of the challenge when it comes to developing a new social compact for California workers.
Got to spend time with the visionary and grantees to talk about California’s vision for fighting wage theft, uplifting workers and improving jobs.
As we look to modify the stay-at-home order, we are committed to ensuring worker safety. High road employers know that their people are the most important part of their business. Worker voice about safety on the job is critical.
Farmworkers are essential to all of our families, our economy, and our state. Like all workers, their health and well-being are reflections of our priorities. Go to saferatwork.ca.gov for tools & resources for employers & workers.
So thankful to have gotten to work side by side with the brilliant, hardworking, funny team . This would not have been possible without the visionary funding of , , and . You all are phenomenal!
By signing the legislative package today, . . codifies those provisions and expands them. Together, these bills give workers a choice & a voice.
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Governor Newsom has signed the #WorksafeCA package to protect workers and the public from the spread of #COVID19. #CaliforniaForAll @CAgovernor @CA_DIR @JulieSuCA @CALWDA
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The Employment Status Law (#AB5) is about preserving labor standards that are key to quality jobs in California. To help answer your questions, we have created this website: labor.ca.gov/faq/ #CaliforniaForAll
The #CAFutureofWork Commission has put forward five Priority Recommendations for CA. For each priority, it outlines a measurable moonshot goal for CA to achieve by 2030 & the actions required to make progress toward that goal.
Read the full report here:
labor.ca.gov/wp-content/upl
