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The Federal Government is Cracking Down on Foreign Truck Drivers with CDLs
The Federal Government is Cracking Down on Foreign Truck Drivers with CDLs

Employers, managers, and supervisors should beware that their workforce could be diminished dramatically. The federal government is imposing more stringent requirements for CDLs, and those in the trucking industry must conform to these new stringent requirements.

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Business Owners, Employee, Employers, Employment, Foreign WorkersKathleenCDL, commercial drivers license, English Language Proficiency, Trucking, Trucking Industry, Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Training Provider Registry
California Employees Who are Caring for a “Designated Person” Can Receive Paid Family Leave Benefits.
California Employees Who are Caring for a “Designated Person” Can Receive Paid Family Leave Benefits.

California has expanded paid leave and wage replacement laws again under its Paid Family Leave Program (PFL). Starting on July 1, 2028, California’s PFL will include “designated persons” who are not legally or biologically related to the employee. This means that eligible employees can now receive 8 weeks of partial wage replacement when the employee takes time off of work to care for extended family and any “designated person” who has a “family-like” relationship with the employee.

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Bars, Business Owners, Employee, Employers, Employment, Hotel Workers, Paid Family Leave, RestaurantsKathleenpaid family leave, CFRA, California Family Rights Act, California Paid Family Leave, Designated Person
L.A. Airport Workers and Hotel Workers Will Be Earning $30 An Hour by July 2028
L.A. Airport Workers and Hotel Workers Will Be Earning $30 An Hour by July 2028

The City of Los Angeles’ Ordinance requiring a $30 minimum wage for hotel and airport workers is no longer suspended, meaning the ordinance became effective on September 8, 2025. The referendum petition that had kept the new ordinance in suspension has failed due to insufficient signatures in support of the referendum.

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Business Owners, Bars, Employee, Employers, Employment, Minimum Wage, Restaurants, Hotel Workers, Airport WorkersKathleenLos Angeles Airport Worker, Los Angeles Hotel Worker, Los Angeles Living Wage, minimum wage increase, minimum wage, $30 Minimum Wage, Service Industry, 2028 Summer Olympics