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Overtime coming to Electronic Arts

March 11, 2005 In compensation shift, game giant will make some employees eligible for overtime pay--but not give them bonuses or stock options. TAGS: Electronic Arts Inc., overtime, worker, stock option, shift, lawsuit, California, game company

Sun lays off workers in factory shuffle

January 15, 2004 The server maker is closing a California factory and shifting its product manufacturing workload to a site in Oregon, in a move that calls for hundreds of job cuts. TAGS: Hillsboro, Sun Microsystems Inc., storage system, factory, Oregon, California, worker, server

CSC agrees to overtime settlement

March 26, 2005 Plaintiffs' attorney says tech services provider will pay $24 million to settle class action suit. TAGS: Computer Sciences Corp., overtime, settlement, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., worker, Electronic Arts Inc., attorney, class action, California

California retains lead in generating tech jobs

March 15, 2005 Monthly report finds that the Golden State's share of new tech jobs ticked up in February after falling since November. TAGS: California, study, worker

Schwarzenegger moves to break up food fight

December 21, 2004 After critics complain, the Govenator eases up on a business-friendly proposal to relax the rules for the timing of workers' lunch breaks. TAGS: employer, division, worker, proposal, regulation, litigation, California, rule, payment, food

Got lunch break?

December 15, 2004 Gov. Schwarzenegger's administration seeks to change meal break rules to limit lawsuits. But plan is giving some indigestion. TAGS: labor standards, employer, California, worker, regulation, break, proposal, lawsuit, division, state, Governor, law, Electronic Arts Inc., information technology

Google blogger: 'I was terminated'

February 11, 2005 Ex-Googler Mark Jen says blog was the cause, adding that the decision came as a "great shock." TAGS: blogging, employer, blog, blogger, Google Inc., worker, California

Apple settles with 'worker bee'

August 7, 2001 The Mac maker quietly settles a lawsuit against a former worker who allegedly posted company secrets on the Internet under the pseudonym "worker bee." TAGS: worker, trade secret, Apple Computer, posting, settlement, lawsuit, Mac maker, secret, California, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Macintosh

More overtime tussles for tech companies?

May 17, 2005 Lawsuits over overtime pay could become more common as the tech sector grapples with shifting employment regulations. TAGS: overtime, lawsuit, compensation, Electronic Arts Inc., worker, employer, technology company, California

Golden State's lead in job creation is melting

February 14, 2005 Report says California's big share of online postings for tech jobs fell in January, while Texas and Florida gained ground. TAGS: Texas, lead, California, Florida, information technology, worker

Study: Texas snagging bigger share of tech jobs

August 8, 2005 Report says Lone Star State's portion of new tech positions on Internet job boards has ticked up again and cut into California's lead. TAGS: Texas, California, New Jersey, worker, U.S., HP

Tech firms asked for earthquake relief

October 11, 2005 Pakistani business groups in United States call on high-tech industry for donations in aftermath of catastrophic earthquake. TAGS: Pakistan, firm, relief, disaster, worker, U.S., India, founder, software company, California

Bush shows support for tech industry

April 22, 2006 On a visit to Silicon Valley, president emphasizes need to keep U.S. on "bleeding edge" of technology. TAGS: H1-B visa, John Chambers, Silicon Valley, tech industry, president, Cisco Systems Inc., visit, entrepreneur, U.S., leader, technology company, America, India, China, worker, California

Siebel, Oracle workers express merger jitters

September 12, 2005 Oracle's acquisition of Siebel Systems wasn't a big surprise for employees of either company, yet some appeared a bit rattled arriving for work Monday morning. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., merger, PeopleSoft Inc., Larry Ellison, takeover, corporate culture, CRM, layoff, acquisition, engineer, Silicon Valley, worker, CEO, California

Green jobs will clean up the economy, communities

November 19, 2007 Attorney Van Jones pushes for a green "New Deal" to revitalize the economy, the environment, and underserved communities. TAGS: Van Jones, economy, revolution, renewable energy, planet, community, attorney, opportunity, worker, California

U.S. firm sweet on offshoring deals gone sour

January 10, 2005 Decision Design is expanding in California, touting a cheap "homeshoring" alternative to offshore outsourcing. TAGS: homeshoring, offshoring, call-center, U.S., software development, worker, India, California

Judge: Apple can pursue fan site sources

March 11, 2005 Judge rules that Apple has right to subpoena electronic records of Web sites that published items about unreleased product. TAGS: electronic record, journalist, trade secret, Judge, publication, Apple Computer, law, interest, California, attorney, worker, Apple Macintosh
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