Levi Sumagaysay
CalMattersLevi Sumagaysay covers the economy for CalMatters. Previously, she was a senior reporter who covered worker issues, the gig economy, inequality and corporate accountability for MarketWatch. She also was a longtime reporter and tech and business editor at the Mercury News. She is based in the Bay Area.
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Some sectors, like agriculture, will be hit directly. Many more could feel the ripple effects. -
Trump has threatened new, higher tariffs on two of California鈥檚 biggest trade partners, China and Mexico. The state鈥檚 workers and economy could feel the most impact. -
Prop. 22 promised improved pay and benefits for California gig workers. But when companies fail to deliver, the state isn鈥檛 doing much to help push back. -
State鈥檚 highest court refuses to overturn voter-backed Prop. 22, a law written by the gig industry. The ruling means gig workers will remain independent contractors. -
Heat waves have killed hundreds of Californians and cost billions of dollars in the past decade, according to a new report from the state insurance department. -
A program that helps small businesses is just one of the proposed budget cuts on which California鈥檚 governor and Legislature disagree. -
California can鈥檛 legally require insurers to write either residential or commercial property policies. But the state expects insurers to comply with the options unveiled today because they get something they want in return: catastrophe modeling. -
A 2020 California law compels businesses to offer employment benefits to more workers rather than treating them like independent contractors. Uber lost an effort to overturn the law. -
Lawmakers want mitigation measures to be tracked, updated and accounted for to help insurance availability and affordability. -
As the FAIR Plan writes more fire-insurance policies, homeowners complain about poor service, rising costs and threats of getting kicked off. -
Under two new laws, employers in California can鈥檛 ask workers about their use of cannabis outside the workplace and can鈥檛 use hair or urine tests. Employees in construction are excluded, as are applicants for federal jobs with background checks. -
Drivers鈥� complaints about difficulty getting insurance coverage prompt state to reiterate laws, signal possible enforcement actions.
