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Food Delivery App Bill to Increase Price Transparency, Tip Protections, Signed by Governor

October 6, 2021   3:16 pmOctober 6, 2021   7:19 pm
A bill that removes hidden fees from food-delivery app companies, as well as increase transparency and give workers tip protections, was signed by Gavin Newsom into law on Tuesday. Assembly Bill 286, authored by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), will...
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New Standards For Crowd Control Tactics Signed Into Law By Gov. Newsom

September 30, 2021   4:10 pm
A bill that would create statewide standards and regulations for law enforcement use of projectile weapons and chemical agents in crowd control situations was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday. Assembly Bill 48, authored by Assemblywoman Lorena...
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Bill To Regulate Warehouse Worker Productivity Quotas Passes Senate 26-11

September 9, 2021   11:15 am
A bill that would regulate productivity quotas in delivery warehouses, as well as publicly disclose what those quotas are, was passed in the state Senate on Wednesday by a vote of 26-11. Assembly Bill 701, authored by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez...
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Truckers Petition U.S. Supreme Court To Reverse Appellate Court Decision, Remain Exempt From AB 5 Law

August 10, 2021   11:10 amAugust 12, 2021   2:20 pm
The California Trucking Association (CTA) announced Monday that they had filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court to go over California’s AB 5 contractor law and argue that they should remain exempt due to federal protections. Assembly Bill 5,...
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AB 5 First Amendment Lawsuit Expects Response From State AG This Week

July 12, 2021   3:08 pm
The state of California is expected to file a response to a lawsuit filed by Oxnard resident Aaron Starr alleging that AB 5 violates First Amendment freedom of  speech protection sometime this week, pushing forward the suit that may further...
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CA Air Board Passes 90% Electric Car Mandate on Rideshare Companies By 2030

May 21, 2021   3:45 pmMay 26, 2021   8:03 am
The California Air Resources Board voted in favor of a new “Clean Miles Standard” mandate on Thursday that will make ridesharing companies Uber and Lyft be comprised of at least 90% electric vehicles by 2030. Under the new mandate, the...
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9th Circuit Court of Appeals Rules Truckers Are No Longer Exempt From AB 5

April 29, 2021   11:00 amMarch 17, 2022   8:37 pm
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 on Wednesday that truckers would no longer be exempt from the state’s AB 5 worker classification law, forcing many to become employees rather than independent contractors. Press play to hear a...
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