Don Thompson

Associated Press

5 Signs That It’s Time for a New ERP

5 Signs That It’s Time for a New ERP

Small to midsized manufacturing companies typically piece together multiple applications to run operations from accounting to order fulfillment, to sales and marketing. This new white paper gives you five triggers that should serve as red flags.

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CA Lowers Emissions for State Fleet

The plan will reward automakers that are siding with it against the Trump administration.

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CA Sued for Requiring Women on Boards

The law requires publicly traded companies to have at least one woman on their boards by year’s end.

The California Trucking Association has filed what appears to be the first lawsuit challenging a sweeping new labor law that seeks to give wage and benefit protections to workers in the so-called gig economy.

Truckers File Suit Contesting CA Law

The California Trucking Association feels a new law infringes on interstate commerce and could hinder drivers from working as independent contractors.

In this Thursday Oct. 24, 2019, photo, Bill Husa displays before-and-after photos of his home lost in last year's Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif. Husa's home is one of nearly 9,000 Paradise homes destroyed in the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history.

Divided Over Safety, Paradise Rebuilds

Paradise has taken steps to make the town more fire resistant, but has adopted only seven of 15 proposed fire safety standards.

Utility Admits that Lines May Have Started Fires

Powerful winds were driving multiple fires across California and forcing power shut-offs intended to prevent blazes.

Wildfires Burn in Wine Country

The fire amid Sonoma County's vineyards and wineries has grown to 103 square miles.

Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, receives congratulations from Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, of Lakewood after her to give new wage and benefit protections at the so-called gig economy companies like Uber and Lyft was approved by the Assembly in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019. The bill now goes to the governor, who has said he supports it.

Uber Vows to Fight CA Labor Bill

Uber has argued that forcing its drivers to become employees would upend a business model that is built on flexibility.

21 States Sue Over New Coal Rules

Opponents feel new regulations ease restrictions on coal-fired power plants, with California's governor saying the President is trying to rescue an outdated industry.

In this June 26, 2019, file photo, a man adds fuel to his vehicle at a gas station in Orlando, Fla. A coalition of states is suing the Trump administration for the second time to block a planned reduction in penalties automakers pay when they fail to meet fuel economy standards. Twelve states and the District of Columbia sued the administration Friday, Aug. 2, 2019, for replacing an Obama-era regulation that imposed a penalty of $14 for every tenth of a mile-per-gallon that an automaker falls below the standards.

States Sue Over Fuel Economy Penalties

14 states are suing to block a planned reduction in the penalties automakers pay when they fail to meet fuel economy standards.

In this July 8, 2016, file photo, a prescription is filled at Pucci's Pharmacy in Sacramento, Calif. Four pharmaceutical companies are agreeing to pay California nearly $70 million to settle allegations that they delayed drugs to keep prices high. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said Monday, July 29, 2019, that the bulk of the money will come from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries for paying to delay a generic narcolepsy drug from entering the market for nearly six years.

Cos. Pay for Delaying Drugs

The bulk of the money will come from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and its affiliates for paying to delay a generic narcolepsy drug.

In this May 10, 2019 photo provided by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Office of Spill Prevention and Response, oil flows at a Chevron oil field in Kern County, Calif. Nearly 800,000 gallons of oil and water has seeped from the ground since May. Chevron and California officials say the spill is not near any waterway and has not significantly affected wildlife.

Chevron Spills 800K Gal. in CA

About 70% of the fluid is water, Chevron said, meaning about 240,000 gallons of the mixture is oil.