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New Bill Addresses Warehouse Workers’ Quotas

February 17, 2021 10:51 amFebruary 18, 2021 6:17 am

On February 16, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) introduced Assembly Bill 701 to require employers to disclose work quotas their warehouse employees are expected to meet. It would add Section 6726 to, and to add Part 8.6 (commencing with Section...

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AG Becerra Petitions Court to Order Amazon to Comply With Subpoenas

December 15, 2020 2:24 amDecember 14, 2020 9:28 pm

On Monday, outgoing California Attorney General Xavier Becerra petitioned the Sacramento County Superior Court to order Amazon to comply with subpoenas over how the company has protected it’s workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Becerra’s petition says that Amazon has not...

Film, TV Productions Increase In California Due To More Film Tax Credits

November 18, 2020 5:34 pm

On Wednesday, the California Film Commission announced that several TV shows would be moving production to Southern California following $32.5 million in tax being given to them by the state’s film tax credit program. The moves of the Amazon series...

Amazon Liable for Defective Third-Party Products Rules CA Appellate Court

August 14, 2020 2:30 pmAugust 17, 2020 5:19 am

On Thursday, California’s 4th District Court of Appeal in Santa Ana found that Amazon.com can now be held liable for injury for selling defective products from third party sellers in its online marketplace. The ruling has grouped Amazon with other...

California Plans to Socialize Wholesale Internet Pricing via Net Neutrality

August 11, 2020 8:00 amAugust 11, 2020 7:18 am

Net neutrality is a political cartel of internet renters that want to grab a big piece of the market from the landlord cable networks without having to pay for it, and sublet it to others for their economic and political gain....

Warehouse Worker Extended Protection Bill Faces Senate Vote

June 19, 2020 2:23 amJune 18, 2020 5:45 pm

This week, a bill aiming prohibit time used going to the restroom, using a hand-washing station, drinking water, reporting a Labor Code violation or taking a break from being counted toward the time required to complete a quota was moved...

Amazon Selling ‘Blue Lives Murder’ t-shirt

June 10, 2020 2:07 pmJune 11, 2020 2:57 pm

Historically, it has been Democrat legislators who have voted to approve every Memorandum of Understanding of the California Correctional Peace Officers Association collective bargaining agreements. Mega-online retailer Amazon is now selling t-shirts, hats and accessories that say “Blue Lives...