A coalition of business groups sued California to overturn a state law that would require thousands of companies to publicly report their greenhouse-gas emissions.
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Restaurant Groups Push to Overturn California Fast-Food Wage Law
Restaurant and trade groups will attempt to stop the implementation of a new California law that would set minimum hourly wages for fast-food workers in the state starting next year.
Truckers File First Suit Contesting California Gig Economy Law
The California Trucking Association on Tuesday 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, including rideshare drivers at companies such as Uber and Lyft. The legislation violates federal law and would deprive more than… Continue reading Truckers File First Suit Contesting California Gig Economy Law
Many Businesses Not Ready for California’s New Independent Contractors Law
For nearly 18 months, California’s ambitious legislation curbing the use of independent contractors was the focus of noisy street protests, furious lobbying and fearful newspaper editorials. Now Assembly Bill 5 is signed into law and will take effect in January. So businesses will automatically reclassify hundreds of thousands of contractors as bona fide employees with… Continue reading Many Businesses Not Ready for California’s New Independent Contractors Law