Jeanne Kuang is an accountability reporter who covers labor, politics and California’s state government. She focuses on how well officials follow through on laws, such as indoor heat protections for workers, a higher minimum wage for fast food employees and a second chance for those convicted of crimes. Her stories also highlight how state policies affect disadvantaged communities, such as low-income renters or immigrant workers.
Previously, she wrote about homelessness and economic inequality as part of CalMatters’ California Divide team. Her reporting for a series examining long waits and low payouts for workers who claim they are victims of wage theft was honored with awards from the Society of Professional Journalists Northern California chapter and the Best of the West.
Jeanne came home to California to join CalMatters in 2022. Prior to that, she covered politics in Missouri for The Kansas City Star, where she wrote about rural health care, the battle over COVID-19 vaccination, the fallout of a law that made the state a “sanctuary” against federal gun laws, and the Republican Party’s efforts to undo voter-approved policies. She was also a city hall reporter for The News Journal in Delaware, and before that she wrote about criminal justice issues for Injustice Watch in Chicago. Jeanne grew up in the San Gabriel Valley, graduated from Northwestern University and is now based in Sacramento with her cat, Potato.
Después de cinco años, una junta estatal de salud ocupacional aprueba reglas para proteger a los trabajadores del calor extremo en interiores. Podrían entrar en vigor en agosto, pero las cárceles estatales no estarán cubiertas.
After five years, a state occupational health board approves rules to protect workers from extreme heat indoors. They could take effect in August, but state prisons will not be covered.
Una ley de 2021 produjo una multa de $6 millones contra Amazon por supuestamente no notificar a los empleados de dos instalaciones de Inland Empire sobre los objetivos de producción.
A 2021 law has resulted in a $6 million penalty against Amazon for allegedly not notifying employees at two Inland Empire facilities of production targets.
Grupos empresariales y laborales anuncian un acuerdo para limitar una ley de California sobre demandas colectivas en el lugar de trabajo y evitar una batalla en las urnas en noviembre.
Business and labor groups announce an agreement to limit a California law on class-action workplace lawsuits and avoid a battle at the ballot box in November.
La Junta de Normas de Salud y Seguridad Ocupacional de California está a punto de aprobar reglas tan esperadas para proteger a los trabajadores del calor interior. La oficina del gobernador degradó al presidente de la junta y destituyó a otro miembro que criticaba a la administración.
The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board is about to pass long-awaited rules to protect workers from indoor heat. The governor’s office demoted the board’s chairperson and removed another member who criticized the administration.
Los legisladores y el gobernador utilizan un fondo reservado para la aplicación de la ley laboral para tapar los agujeros presupuestarios y dejar decenas de millones sin gastar. Las empresas y los sindicatos coinciden en que se podría gastar una mayor parte del dinero en contratar más personal para acelerar las investigaciones de las denuncias de robo de salarios.