Monthly Archives: January, 2020

Amazon Allegedly Threatened to Fire Employees That Spoke About Climate Change

On January 2, the Washington Post reported allegations that Amazon employees were threatened with termination by their employer after they publicly spoke out about...

Spotify Will Suspend Political Ads in 2020

On December 27, Spotify announced that it would stop selling political ads on the ad-supported version of its platform beginning in early 2020. Spotify...

DC Holds off on Electric Scooter Changes for Appeals

In late December, Washington, DC’s District Department of Transportation (DDOT) stated that it would hold off on its previously planned regulatory changes to electric...

Carl Icahn, Investor at Center of HP-Xerox Merger, Sued

On December 26, plaintiff Steven J. Reynolds on behalf of Xerox Holdings Corporation filed a complaint against Defendants Carl Icahn et al (Steven J. Reynolds on behalf...

Uber and Postmates Claim CA Gig Economy Bill is Unconstitutional

On December 30, Uber and Postmates, as well as a few of the companies’ workers, filed a complaint (Lydia Olson et al v. State of California...

California’s New Consumer Privacy Law is Now in Effect

As of January 1, California’s new consumer privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect. However, some aspects of the act are still...