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The Labor Department's new regulations will harm freelance workers' flexibility and opportunities, just as a California law did.

SACRAMENTO—A new bill allowing employees to skip work if they cite the State of Emergency as a reason ...

>> reporter: she's a member of our walmart, a union backed group that does not represent walmart workers but protests for higher wages. >> it isn't enough money for me to get by. it's very hard. we're at a standstill with my family. >> reporter: walmart's u.s. ceo say they pay a fair wage and are unfairly criticized. >> we pay above average wages for the retail industry and we provide incredible opportunity. the discussion around the starting wage, minimum wage, is one that the country needs to have. the debate needs to be had. that's not the issue. the issue isn't where you start, it's where ...

I know there's going to be a number of customers who said they will not shop there. whether or not that hits walmart, i don't know. the point isn't so much to hurt walmart as it is to get them to listen to us and to appreciate the work we do and to treat us better and stop retaliation. >> walmart is saying when you look at the numbers of people protesting it's just a small group of the employees, and they have a lot of help from our walmart, the union backed group, what do you say to that? >> well, our walmart actually is a group of associates. so all the associates that are striking, a large ...