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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Prop. 22 promised improved pay and benefits for California gig workers. But when companies fail to deliver, the state isn’t doing much to help push back. -
State’s 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’s governor and Legislature disagree. -
California can’t 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’t ask workers about their use of cannabis outside the workplace and can’t use hair or urine tests. Employees in construction are excluded, as are applicants for federal jobs with background checks. -
Drivers’ 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.
