California

What’s Next For California’s Gig Economy After AB 5
What’s Next For California’s Gig Economy After AB 5
September 11, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

About a year-and-a-half after a state Supreme Court decision that brought the issue to the forefront of legislators’ attention, the California Senate voted to approve Assembly Bill...

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Gig Economy Could See Overhaul Under New California Bill
Gig Economy Could See Overhaul Under New California Bill
September 11, 2019  |  Gig Economy

California lawmakers passed a controversial labor bill on Tuesday (Sept. 10) that could turn on-demand contract workers into full-fledged employees.   App-based businesses tried to work...

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Arizona Looks To Crypto For Cannabis Payments
Arizona Looks To Crypto For Cannabis Payments
August 30, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Arizona is looking to FinTech and stablecoin to help solve the payments problem faced by the marijuana industry. The problem, of course, stems from the...

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California Offers Small Biz Accounting Compliance Guidance
California Offers Small Biz Accounting Compliance Guidance
August 02, 2019  |  B2B Payments

California is providing interim guidance to business owners looking to make small business accounting elections, Law 360 reported Thursday (Aug. 1). The California Franchise Tax...

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CA Proposes Lending Regs To Protect SMB Borrowers
CA Proposes Lending Regs To Protect SMB Borrowers
July 29, 2019  |  Loans

Proposed regulations would give small businesses in California the nation’s most extensive set of truth-in-lending protections for small business borrowers.  The new rules were released...

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CA Governor: Regulators Could ‘Steamroll’ Big Tech
CA Governor: Regulators Could ‘Steamroll’ Big Tech
June 24, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

In a published interview, California Governor Gavin Newsom said big tech companies in his state could soon be “steamrolled” through federal regulations. Significant changes could...

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China’s AutoX, Pony.ai First To Offer Robotaxis In US
China’s AutoX, Pony.ai First To Offer Robotaxis In US
June 21, 2019  |  Cross-border Payments

AutoX and Pony.ai are now the first Chinese companies allowed to offer self-driving robotaxis in the state of California. The California Public Utilities Commission posted...

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Lawmakers Hit A Wall In Creating National Privacy Law
Lawmakers Hit A Wall In Creating National Privacy Law
June 11, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

Efforts from lawmakers in the U.S. to come up with a national privacy law have hit a wall, with Senators unable to agree on how...

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CA Gig Economy Legislation Could Better Protect Workers
CA Gig Economy Legislation Could Better Protect Workers
June 04, 2019  |  Gig Economy

California has proposed gig economy legislation that could potentially change workers’ classifications from independent contractors to actual employees, which would make them eligible for the...

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