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Who’s Hiring In And Around Sonoma Valley: This Week’s Newest Job Openings

in Employment

SONOMA VALLEY, CA — Businesses across the Sonoma Valley area are searching to fill openings on their staff, and we’ve rounded up some of the best local job openings listed within the past week. Looking for full-time or part-time work? We’ve compiled a list of recently posted jobs in the Sonoma Valley region, as powered by ZipRecruiter, to help you through the current landscape. For more details about a job or how to apply, click on the job title.

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What’s a fair wage for workers with disabilities? California bill seeks end to subminimum wages

in Employment/News

In California, unlike the majority of employees, there is no minimum wage for some disabled workers.

There are those who believe that’s a social injustice. Others contend rules allowing workers to make much less per hour provides the only way they will ever receive a paycheck.

“Every single person who works deserves to be treated with dignity and that begins with being paid at least the legal minimum wage,” state Sen. María Elena Durazo, D-Los Angeles, told the North Bay Business Journal.

Typically, the work being done for less is less skilled, like stuffing envelopes. Usually, the work is contracted between a nonprofit advocacy group and a client.

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