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Labor union SEIU and ride-hail drivers filed a lawsuit challenging Prop. 22, which allows Uber, Lyft and other companies to treat workers as contractors.
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Twitter “permanently suspended” President Trump’s account Friday afternoon, two days after his rhetoric and social media posts were blamed for sparking a violent siege of the U.S. Capitol that left five people dead.
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A move by the U.S. Labor Department will make it easier for businesses to classify their workers as independent contractors, a boon to gig-economy companies which, in California, have already successfully pushed back against state worker regulations. Labor advocates say it’s a step back for worker protections.
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A tumultuous attempt to seize the U.S. Capitol brought a renewed focus to the role of internet platforms in promoting the spread of violent extremist.
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Employees of Google and parent company Alphabet Inc. announced the creation of a union, marking the culmination of years of rising labor activism at the tech giant and in Silicon Valley at large.
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Grubhub, alongside other gig worker platforms, has introduced changes to help pay for driver benefits required by Prop 22. Drivers say one of those policy shifts discourages tipping on the app and is sapping their earnings.
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Police in Pasadena and Long Beach vowed data from license plate readers wouldn’t be used to enforce civil immigration laws. But records tell another story.
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Uber has spent the better part of a year refusing the California Public Utilities Commission’s requests for detailed information on incidences of sexual assault and harassment. In response, the commission fined the ride-hailing company and threatened to suspend its license.
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The California attorney general’s office issued subpoenas in August as part of an investigation into Amazon’s protocols for protecting employees from COVID-19.
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A lawsuit seeking the breakup of Facebook by the FTC, joined by attorneys general from 46 states, reflects an increasing bipartisan consensus that more regulation of Big Tech is in order. Antitrust experts say the case is solid.
