by jake | Feb 9, 2021 | News
Back to News A new study shows that Latinos working in essential sectors and living in larger households during the coronavirus pandemic may contribute to why they continue to face higher rates of COVID-19 infections and deaths. “Latinos have the highest labor force...
by jake | Feb 5, 2021 | News
Back to News By RONG-GONG LIN II, LUKE MONEYPUBLISHED JAN. 29, 2021 UPDATED JAN. 30, 2021 2:40 AM PT The COVID-19 death toll among Los Angeles County Latinos is reaching frightening levels that the county’s top health officials have called “frankly...
by jake | Jan 15, 2021 | News
By LANCE WILLIAMS JAN. 15, 202112:50 PM A bill introduced in the California State Assembly on Thursday excoriates the fast-food industry for its response to the pandemic, contending that chains have “routinely flouted” measures intended to protect the state’s 500,000...
by jake | Jan 15, 2021 | News
McDonald’s across the country were hit by COVID-19 outbreaks as hundreds of complaints alleged safety breakdowns. By Lance Williams | January 15, 2021 This story was co-published by the Los Angeles Times. In the crowded kitchen of a McDonald’s outlet on a...
by jake | Jan 11, 2021 | News
California’s workplace safety agency has received complaint after complaint about COVID-related cases fueled by lax labor protections. It was the end of November when Imelda Rosales started feeling sick, which she chalked up to several existing health problems. Still,...