Assembly Bill 5, the 2019 California legislation that moved to force gig economy firms — most notably Uber and Lyft — to reclassify their workers as employees as opposed to independent contractors has had its first hearing in front of California’s 1st District Court of...
A federal judge Friday (Oct.9) denied a request by Epic Games to make Apple reinstate Epic’s Fortnite game on its App Store before a lawsuit Epic brought against Apple is resolved at trial, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Get the Full Story Complete...
The U.S. is appealing a temporary block on President Donald Trump’s ban on TikTok, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking to overturn a federal magistrate’s ruling last month that stopped a U.S. ban on WeChat, China’s social media, messaging and digital payments app. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
U.K. online grocery retailer Ocado is involved in a patent lawsuit over robotically-operated warehouse technology with robotics company AutoStore, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
In what lawyers say is the first COVID-19 wrongful death lawsuit, the daughter of an Illinois factory worker has alleged her mother died of the virus contracted by her father, who worked at a meat processing plant, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the...
A federal judge Sunday night (Sept. 27) granted a temporary injunction which blocked a President Donald Trump administration ban on new downloads of the short video-sharing app TikTok that had been set to go into effect Sunday night. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
TikTok‘s owner has asked a federal judge to temporarily put a stop to the President Donald Trump administration’s ban on the extremely popular video-sharing app, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Four former eBay employees have agreed to plead guilty next month in federal District Court in Boston, U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling tweeted Wednesday (Sept. 23). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
