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Dropbox Lays Off About 9% of Its Staff as Its Technology Chief Steps Down

Dropbox is cutting about 200 roles, about 9% of its global workforce, as CTO Ali Dasdan leaves. See the severance, visa and health cover terms for staff.

October 29, 2026Read Article

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About 1,000 eBay Workers Are Losing Their Jobs, Roughly 9% of Staff, Eight Months After 800 Went

eBay is cutting about 1,000 jobs, roughly 9% of staff, after 800 in February. See what is confirmed, WARN notice rights and what eBay says about hiring.

October 22, 2026Read Article

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Paramount and Warner Bros Staff Now Work for Skydance, and What the $110 Billion Deal Means for Their Jobs

Paramount closed its $110 billion Warner Bros deal on Oct. 6. Skydance targets $6 billion-plus in savings and warns of hard choices. What staff can do now.

October 7, 2026Read Article

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Around 300 Disney Workers, Mostly in HR and Technology, Lose Their Jobs in a Third 2026 Layoff Round

Disney is cutting around 300 jobs, mostly in HR and technology, in its third layoff round of 2026. See exit rules, open Disney roles and their pay ranges.

October 5, 2026Read Article

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Peak Energy's Sacramento Battery Plant Makes Its First Local Hire, With 50 Workers Expected by February

Peak Energy's Sacramento battery plant is expected to have 50 employees by February. See the technician and engineer postings, their pay and how to apply.

October 1, 2026Read Article

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Lam Research's Livermore Warehouse Expected to Support More Than 200 Jobs by 2027, With DHL Helping Run It

Lam Research's 470,000-square-foot Livermore warehouse is expected to support more than 200 jobs by 2027. What a Lam logistics posting pays and how to apply.

September 30, 2026Read Article

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Amy's Kitchen Cuts About 260 Jobs, but Its Oregon Plant Is Hiring Canning and Soup Crews

Amy's Kitchen will cut about 260 jobs as Santa Rosa closes and canning leaves Pocatello. What its Oregon plant pays, and what California law owes workers.

September 18, 2026Read Article

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Over 200 Y7 Yoga Staff Were Moved to a Payroll That Stopped Paying and What They Can Do Now

Over 200 Y7 staff were moved to a new operator's payroll and pay halted before all eight studios closed. What staff can do about final pay and unemployment.

September 14, 2026Read Article

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738 California Caregivers Lose Their Jobs Because One Insurer Dropped One Benefit

24 Hour Home Care is cutting 738 caregiver jobs after Health Net ended a Medi-Cal home care benefit. What the WARN timing means and where the work goes next.

September 10, 2026Read Article

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24,000 San Francisco City Workers Win 12 Percent Raises and Layoff Protection Through 2029

A 12 percent raise across four years plus no layoffs until June 2029 for 24,000 San Francisco city workers. What the early deal is really worth.

September 10, 2026Read Article

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Technology

California Moves to Ban Employers From Reading Your Emotions and Neural Data

California's AB 1883 would ban employers using AI to read an employee's emotional state or collect neural data, with a $500 per-violation penalty attached.

September 2, 2026Read Article

Career

California Lawyer License

California has one of the toughest bar exams in the country. Here are the education requirements, the exam stages and how to plan your route to licensure.

August 14, 2026Read Article

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