University of California employees’ year-long battle for correct and on-time wages concluded after California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill ending the UC’s wage theft exemption Oct. Read more...

Photo: Wage theft, the denial of rightfully owed wages and benefits earned by employees, is illegal for most employers under the California Labor Code. The University of California was exempt from these laws until Oct. 3, when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill ending the UC’s wage theft exemption. (Mia Kayser/Daily Bruin staff)

A former cheerleader alleged in a lawsuit the University of California failed to implement proper protocols to prevent cheerleaders from experiencing concussions. Melissa Martin, a former UC Berkeley cheerleader, filed a lawsuit Oct. Read more...

Photo: A former UC Berkeley cheerleader is suing her former coaches and the University of California, alleging she was asked to continue cheerleading after suffering multiple concussions. The lawsuit, filed Oct. 2, asked the UC to implement specific concussion protocols for cheerleaders. (Daily Bruin file photo)

A bond on the March ballot would provide $2 billion to the University of California. Assembly Bill 40, which was approved by the California Legislature on Sept. Read more...

Photo: Assembly Bill 48 would allocate one-time funds of $15 billion to the California public school system if passed on the March ballot. UC President Janet Napolitano said in a statement that the bond would help modernize equipment and facilities at all California public schools. (Daily Bruin file photo)