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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 Opportunities, Justice System, Employment, Judges, Career and Workplace
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Schiff aims to stop employers from asking for Facebook passwords
U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) helped introduce legislation last week to rein in the growing practice of employers who require job applicants or current employees to provide access to password-protected accounts, such as Facebook, as a condition of...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Employment Opportunities, Adam Schiff, Employment, Facebook
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Pawns and an inevitable end
The spirited crowd protesting outside Burbank City Hall Tuesday may have its collective heart in the right place, but the residents who took part look to be just pawns in the battle between union leaders and their longtime nemesis: Walmart. The protest...Tags: Walmart, Career and Workplace
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Blind man's federal building business is downsized
A blind Burbank man is fighting to salvage his food service business in a downtown Los Angeles federal building more than a year after an administrative law judge ordered a state agency representing him to enter into arbitration on the matter. Michael...
Tags: Politics, Lobbying, U.S. Department of Education, Justice System, Judges
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Walmart protest precedes council meeting
Opponents of a planned Walmart in Burbank drew upon the strength of unions Tuesday night to give the noisiest local protest yet to the mega-retailer. More than 100 people, bolstered by the organized support of labor unions, swarmed outside Burbank City...Tags: Walmart, Target, Work Rules Contract Issues, Collective Contract, Career and Workplace
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Council should postpone wood-roof law
In the last 10 years we’ve been hammered into loss of income by stock market crashes on investments, loss of jobs and unemployment, loss of interest income on retirement savings and diminished home values. Add to that increased costs of living,...Tags: Energy Saving, Career and Workplace, Environmental Issues, Unemployment Benefits
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Disneyland and union settle long labor dispute
Ending a four-year dispute, the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim reached a five-year contract agreement with 2,100 hotel workers.
The dispute had bogged down recently over healthcare cost increases in Disneyland's proposed contracts.
The labor union,...Tags: Tourism and Leisure Industry, Los Angeles Times, Labor Disputes, Disneyland Park, Collective Contract
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New police union contract disclosed
The City Council this week approved a new contract with the police union this week that includes a 6.5% salary increase for officers, but that will also require them to pay their full share of retirement contributions. Even with officers paying more...Tags: Employment, Employment, Health and Safety at Work, Labor Legislation, Government
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Burbank Democrats to meet at Colony Theatre
The Burbank Democratic Club will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Colony Theatre, 555 N. Third St. Burbank. Patty Horton, representing Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank), and Vickere Murphy, on behalf of state Sen. Carol Liu (D-La Caņada Flintridge),...Tags: Carol Liu, Adam Schiff, Career and Workplace, Democratic Party
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Authorities warn of fire inspector scam
Authorities are urging residents to be wary of people claiming to be fire inspectors. Cities surrounding Burbank are seeing an increase in scam artists targeting businesses in Los Angeles County and throughout the state. Los Angeles County District Atty....Tags: Steve Cooley, Business, Career and Workplace
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Leader's court costs are $37,000 and rising
City officials have yet to reach a decision on whether to appeal a court order to release individual employee bonus amounts, but the tab incurred by the Burbank Leader to obtain the information already stands at $37,000. Pending the outcome of a...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Employees, Justice System, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Judges
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Attitude is one that developers love
Regarding Paul Carney's Feb. 22 letter, “Close that open space and put people to work,” I am compelled to chime in, because I was involved with land-use issues in the Crescenta Valley for years. Carney's admonishments that “nobody cares...Tags: Politics, Sports, Justice System, Judges, Companies and Corporations
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