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Employers pay up for health care too
Jan 31, 2025

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Employers spent a lot on employee health insurance last year — benefit costs outpaced inflation by 4 to 5%. Plus, a zero-carbon port and incarcerated firefighters.

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Employee benefit costs notch healthy gains, led by health care

by Matt Levin
Jan 31, 2025
Both benefits and wages outpaced inflation in 2024, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Prescription drugs contributed to the rise in costs for employer benefit plans.
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How ports are working to reduce — or even eliminate — carbon emissions

by Justin Ho
Jan 31, 2025
The transportation sector accounts for a third of all greenhouse gas emissions. One port is trying to eliminate emissions entirely within the coming decade.
The Port of Hueneme plans to reach zero carbon emissions by the end of the decade.
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For California's formerly incarcerated firefighters, finding a full-time job requires time and money

by Caleigh Wells
Jan 31, 2025
But two of them have started nonprofits to help others navigate the process.
The Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program works with incarcerated people working in California's fire camps to get trained and employed in firefighting after they're released.
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Claw game shop owner opens second location within a year of her first

by Sofia Terenzio

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