Employers win in decision restricting some worker suits
In a victory for California employers, the Supreme Court on Wednesday placed limits on a state labor law that authorizes private lawsuits on behalf of groups of workers, even if they had agreed to resolve their disputes through individual arbitration.
The majority ruled the Federal Arbitration Act preempts or overrides the state law.
Cases: The number of COVID-19-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals fell back under 600 on Saturday, bucking a trend from the past several weeks that has moved the region closer to a possible resurrection of indoor mask-wearing mandates.
This information provides a greater awareness to the Pasadena community. The critical events detailed below are merely a snapshot of the calls received to the Police Communications Center every day. Your police department strives to better serve the Pasadena community. Interim Police Chief Jason Clawson continues to adhere to the principles of the “Pasadena Way” as he leads the Police Department into its new chapter.
New state law hangs over bars, eateries- Many alcohol servers are unaware they must complete mandatory training by Aug. 31.
HUNDREDS of thousands of workers who serve alcohol in California will be required to take three- to four-hour training classes and pass a two-hour exam to be certified. So far, just 33,000 people have become certified. For The LA Times By Suhauna Hussain and Stephanie Breijo
Reckoning with restaurant work
Many left sector during pandemic. Here’s what five are doing today.
By Samantha Masunaga for the LA Times
A bar director in the restaurant business for three decades quit after a customer spat on her mask.
A server seeking stability for his family found a new job as a high school English teacher.
Come out and see old friends, meet new Pasadena Chamber members, network and promote your business!
The Pasadena Chamber networking lunch and breakfast have been drawing Chamber members and others since we restarted in February. We want to continue these events as they are valuable opportunities for our members and other business people to get together to promote your business, expand your contacts, find and visit with friends and find new customers.
The Pasadena Chamber hosts its annual Inaugural Gala at the Langham Huntington Hotel Pasadena on Friday evening, June 24th.
Join us as we celebrate the inauguration and tenure of Raphael Henderson as Chair of the Board of Directors.
Platinum Sponsor of the Gala is The Gas Company.
Cases: Despite strong levels of vaccination among older people, COVID-19 killed them at vastly higher rates during this winter’s omicron wave than it did last year, preying on long delays since their last shots and the variant’s ability to skirt immune defenses.
Amazon brings one-click shopping to fitting rooms
By Kevin Smith in the Pasadena Star-News
Tired of sifting through endless racks of clothing in search of the right size, color and fit?
The 30,000-square-foot Amazon Style debuted last week at The Americana at Brand mall in Glendale, bringing the e-commerce giant’s one-click shopping technology to a brick-a-mortar concept that might change shopping habits yet again.
Today is Memorial Day.
Already the Vietnam Veterans of Pasadena have held a remembrance in Memorial Park.
At 3:00 Stater Brothers at Allen and Washington will host a playing of taps, one of many across the region.
My father served in the Navy in World War II. My uncles served on the Marines and Army. My cousin served in the Army in Vietnam. Almost every one of us has a relative or friend who has served our country in our military.
Cases: Consider this California’s first coronavirus surge of the endemic era. Even with the rise in home tests that don’t make it into official statistics, the state is now reporting more confirmed cases per day than it did at the peak of the summer 2020 surge, and it is closing in on summer 2021 surge levels.
