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Defying Industry, California Lawmakers Vote for Employer-Paid Food Training

The legislation would require state employers — not workers — to pay for mandatory safety instruction. It awaits the governor’s decision.

By Talmon Joseph Smith

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Restaurants Agree to Raise Pay to $20 an Hour in California

The deal will avoid a ballot fight over a law passed last year that could have resulted in higher pay and other changes opposed by restaurant companies and franchisees.

By Santul Nerkar

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Restaurants and Unions Agree to Raise Pay to $20 an Hour in California

The deal will avoid a ballot fight over a law passed last year that could have resulted in higher pay and other changes opposed by restaurant companies and franchisees.

By Santul Nerkar

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Can the ‘California Effect’ Survive in a Hyperpartisan America?

For decades the state has been setting policy for the whole nation. Now red states are pushing back.

By Conor Dougherty