The California Labor Commissioner has ensured that four employees of a Los Angeles McDonald’s franchise have been reinstated to their jobs after being illegally fired in retaliation for reporting unsafe working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The owners of the Marengo Street franchise will pay the workers $113,241 in lost wages, interest and retaliation penalties pursuant to Labor Code section 98.6, which prohibits employers from retaliating against employees for exercising their labor rights. “During the uncertain first days of the COVID pandemic, these four brave workers stood together to protest hazardous working conditions that were putting their lives and the…
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Son of Salvadorean Immigrants and former Bernie Sanders for President Organizer Will Focus on Equity and Justice for Downtown and South Central Los Angeles Community leader René Romero announced his campaign for California State Assembly District 57. A native of South Central Los Angeles, Romero seeks to represent the community that helped raise him and where he shares in their daily struggle. “Every Angeleno doesn’t have the same 24 hours in a day. In my community, we work 18-hour days and still struggle to pay the bills that pile on our kitchen counters. Our evenings are interrupted by the sounds of…
With strong fundraising and pivotal endorsements, Feuer establishes himself as the frontrunner in California’s 30th Congressional District After launching his campaign with the powerhouse endorsement of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Mike Feuer announced he had raised more than $650,000 in only his first eight weeks of campaigning to succeed Congressman Adam Schiff in CA-30. Feuer’s total eclipses what any other candidate has disclosed so far. “I’ve been overwhelmed by this outpouring of support,” said Feuer, noting this is the fastest start of any campaign in his public service career. “In such an urgent moment, our community clearly recognizes we…
Like TESLA motors, DHL is being rocked by claims of racial discrimination by their Black employees. Black employees of DHL, a division of German logistics company Deutsche Post, are alleging racial discrimination, and harassment at the company’s LAX Gateway location. Ten former DHL employees have already filed claims with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) Los Angeles Office describing their experience. Related: Tesla ordered to pay $3.2 million to Black ex-worker in US race bias case Here is an exception of their complaint: The racial harassment was open and deliberate, and often occurred in front of management. Latino/Hispanic supervisors and employees…
WASHINGTON – A Southern California woman was sentenced on April 7 to four years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) by providing services, including financial services, to Iran and the Government of Iran, in violation of U.S. sanctions against Iran, and for structuring. According to court documents, Niloufar Bahadorifar, aka Nellie Bahadorifar, 48, of Irvine, pleaded guilty on Dec. 15, 2022, before U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams, who imposed the sentence. “The Government of Iran has shown that it will take extreme measures to silence dissidents…
LOS ANGELES – A former chef who pleaded guilty in 2018 to a heroin trafficking offense – and was a fugitive for more than four years before being arrested in Jamaica earlier this year – was sentenced today to 121 months in federal prison. Devon Bennett, 54, who resided in Hawthorne when he absconded prior to a sentencing hearing in September 2018, was sentenced this morning by United States District Judge Dale S. Fischer. After his release from prison, Bennett will be subject to a five-year period of supervised release. Following Bennett’s flight from justice, Judge Fischer imposed a sentence that…
Four-day gathering seeks to galvanize Black Americans against concerted efforts to undermine democracy, threaten the dream of Dr. King In response of the continued and concerted efforts to undermine democracy in the United States, Rev. Al Sharpton will hold the 2023 National Action Network Annual Convention in New York City from April 12th through April 15th to galvanize the civil rights and social justice movement. To that end, the Founder and President of NAN has called upon the nation’s top government officials, entertainers, activists, scholars, media personalities, and financiers to develop real solutions to keep Dr. King’s dream for an equal, just…
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that Mark Connole was charged today with murdering a man and injuring three other people outside of a Trader Joe’s parking lot in West Hills over the weekend. “This brazen act of violence occurred in the middle of a Saturday afternoon. Innocent shoppers could easily have been hurt or killed.” District Attorney Gascón said. “This shocking level of disregard for the safety and well-being of our community will not be tolerated.” Mark Elton Connole, a Connecticut man (dob 1/9/89) was charged in case LA098930 with one count of murder and three counts…
The Postal Service in Los Angeles is looking to seed a blossoming career for the next generation of U.S. Postal Service employees right now! If you are seeking employment with an organization providing women, minorities, disabled and veterans from various backgrounds and cultures with equal opportunity employment, then the Postal Service may be the place for you. We are proud to be an organization that promotes largely from within, offering career development to help prepare employees in achieving their professional goals. Join postal personnel for an in-person career fair to discuss the application process in detail and learn how you will reap the benefits a career with…
A delegation of student leaders from Compton College recently returned from Washington, D.C. where they spent four days discussing critical issues that impact community college students during the 28th Annual National Student Advocacy Conference hosted by the American Student Association of Community Colleges. They also visited members of Congress from California to advocate on behalf of their fellow students for increased federal investment in higher education. Five members of Compton College’s Associated Student Government met with 350 fellow student leaders from across the country. “The contribution of Compton College at the ASACC National Student Advocacy Conference was important for the students…