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Region's entertainment job market shows new strength
Hollywood's jobs picture has brightened considerably over the last two months. The film, television and music industries in Los Angeles County generated 131,600 jobs in March, up 7.9% from February and 12.6% from the same month a year ago, according...
Tags: Employment, Career and Workplace, Richard Verrier, Entertainment
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In Theory: Has the economy damaged the work ethic?
Sociologist Max Weber first advanced the idea of a Protestant work ethic in 1914. A recent study suggests that not only does this ethic exist, it can make the effects of unemployment worse for Protestants than for non-Protestants. The Dutch survey,...Tags: Christian Orthodoxy, Customs and Tradition, 401K, Jesus Christ, Economy, Business and Finance
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LaChasse on permanent Burbank police chief appointment: I'm 'delighted'
Scott LaChasse’s “three-year job interview” has come to an end. Burbank’s interim police chief — brought to the helm three years ago of a department plagued by allegations of excessive force, discrimination and sexual...
Tags: Employment, Career and Workplace, Politics, Google+, Elections
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Employment picture for entertainment industry weakens in January
Like the sluggish box office, the jobs picture in Hollywood isn't looking pretty so far this year. Employment in the motion picture, television and sound recording category fell 7.3% to 114,700 jobs in January, compared with the same period a year ago,...
Tags: Employment, Career and Workplace, Richard Verrier
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Walmart battle enters its next phase
Walmart has filed a motion seeking to lift an injunction that has prevented the retailer from constructing a store in Burbank prior to the outcome of a lawsuit brought by three residents. The motion was filed last week after a Los Angeles County...
Tags: House Building, Judges, Trials, Lawyers, Land Price
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Pension law expected to save Glendale, Burbank money
Legislation signed by Gov. Jerry Brown this week that would require new public employees to work longer before retiring with full benefits, while at the same time requiring them to eventually cover at least half of the contribution to their retirement...Tags: Career and Workplace, Public Employees, Jerry Brown, Politics, Labor Legislation
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Falcon Theatre comedy spoofs modern big business
If you’ve ever been put off by a job interview that was intimidating, demeaning or just plain strange, be thankful you weren’t among the candidates for a job at Burnham & Burnham, the fictional Fortune 500 company in “The Grönholm...
Tags: Occupy Wall Street, Employment, Career and Workplace, Comedy (genre), Politics
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Op-Ed: Walmart stoppage no cause for celebration
For the folks in Burbank who oppose Walmart under any and all circumstances, a California court's recent decision to halt construction on our new store in Burbank is cause for celebration. But it is hardly good news for those in the construction industry...Tags: House Building, Land Price, Walmart
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Walmart stoppage no cause for celebration
For the folks in Burbank who oppose Walmart under any and all circumstances, a California court’s recent decision to halt construction on our new store in Burbank is cause for celebration. But it is hardly good news for those in the construction...Tags: House Building, Land Price, Walmart
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Unemployment rate ticks up locally, down in state
The unemployment rate dipped statewide in June, but the tri-city area didn't see the benefit, according to the latest report from the state Employment Development Department. Glendale and Pasadena each saw unemployment rates rise 0.1%, to 9.7% and 8.5%,...Tags: Employment, Labor Markets, Career and Workplace, Unemployment Benefits, Unemployment
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Former Burbank officer wants records purged, retirement badge
Former Deputy Police Chief William Taylor, who was awarded nearly $1.3 million in a discrimination lawsuit, is asking a judge to force the city to purge his personnel records of any reference to wrongdoing and that he be issued a retirement badge...Tags: Employment, Career and Workplace, Judges, Labor Legislation, Crime, Law and Justice
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Suit aims to stop Walmart from setting up Burbank shop
Three local residents have filed a lawsuit against the city to stop a Walmart from opening in Burbank, alleging the city illegally cleared the way to issue building permits to the world's largest retailer without adequately investigating the store's...
Tags: House Building, Laws, Trials, Traffic, Crime, Law and Justice
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