[ad_1] ANNOUNCING: We are suing @Uber and @Lyft for misclassifying their drivers. Billion-dollar businesses don’t get to pick and choose which laws they follow. Tune in for our live press conference at 11AM here: https://t.co/ONVUH6HNBr pic.twitter.com/Xlm7tv82Yn — Maura Healey (@MassAGO) July 14, 2020 Healey’s office argues that the companies don’t meet a three-part test under […]
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Six former eBay employees charged in a bizarre cyberstalking scheme
[ad_1] According to the Department of Justice, in 2019, after the newsletter published an article about litigation involving eBay, executive leadership sent messages that it was time to “take down” the newsletter’s editor. That kicked off a three-part harassment campaign. First, the former employees began sending ominous items to the newsletter editor and her husband, […]
Massachusetts temporarily bans vaping products amid health crisis
[ad_1] The governor’s office said that 61 cases of potential lung disease related to vaping have been reported in Massachusetts alone. Three in the state have been confirmed by the center of disease control (CDC) and two are likely to be confirmed. “We’re declaring this public health emergency because medical and disease control experts have […]
Uber will pay $20 million to settle drivers’ lawsuit
[ad_1] The settlement amount is considerably lower than the $100 million offer Uber proposed in 2016, but which US District Judge Edward Chen ruled to be inadequate. However, the original lawsuit involved some 385,000 drivers across California and Massachusetts. Following Chen’s rejection of the deal, Uber won an appeals court ruling that forced many drivers […]