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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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. -
California fast-food workers will earn a $20 minimum wage in April. Other employers might have to raise their pay floor to recruit and retain staff. -
Californians have said they experienced added difficulty over the past year in getting car insurance. Insurer rates have gone up more than usual. -
The state鈥檚 unemployment insurance debt, which ballooned as a result of the pandemic, is in dire straits with no clear path forward. -
A recent incident in San Francisco spurred the Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Public Utilities Commission to suspend the licenses for Cruise鈥檚 driverless cars.
