Tag: Amazon
State Fines Amazon $6.4 Million Over Wage Theft Violations
On Monday, the California Labor Commissioner’s Office announced that it is fining Amazon and Amazon delivery contractor Green Messengers a total of $6.4 million for wage theft violations. According to a release by the Department of Industrial Relations, the Labor...
New Bill Addresses Warehouse Workers’ Quotas
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...
AG Becerra Petitions Court to Order Amazon to Comply With Subpoenas
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
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
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
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....