Massachusetts

Uber, Lyft Head to Court as Massachusetts Challenges Driver Classification
Uber, Lyft Head to Court as Massachusetts Challenges Driver Classification
May 13, 2024  |  Gig Economy

Uber and Lyft are facing a trial in Massachusetts over allegations that they misclassified their drivers as independent contractors instead of employees. The trial is...

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Full Steam Ahead for Massachusetts Data Privacy Bill
Full Steam Ahead for Massachusetts Data Privacy Bill
February 15, 2022  |  Regulation

Massachusetts residents are closer to having their privacy protected. This month, Beacon Hill lawmakers advanced an amended comprehensive data privacy bill, The National Law Review...

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MA Ballot Measure Pushes for Gig Workers to Be Treated Like Contractors
MA Ballot Measure Pushes for Gig Workers to Be Treated Like Contractors
November 16, 2021  |  Gig Economy

Supporters of a Massachusetts ballot question that will ask voters to treat drivers for Uber, Lyft and other app-based companies as independent contractors have collected...

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Massachusetts May Revoke Robinhood’s Broker-Dealer Registration
Massachusetts May Revoke Robinhood’s Broker-Dealer Registration
April 16, 2021  |  Investments

Regulators in Massachusetts are taking steps to pull Robinhood’s broker-dealer license, alleging that the digital trading app lures inexperienced investors and puts their money at...

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Massachusetts Files Suit Against Uber, Lyft On Drivers’ Status
Massachusetts Files Suit Against Uber, Lyft On Drivers’ Status
July 14, 2020  |  Ridesharing

Massachusetts is the second state to declare that Uber and Lyft drivers should be deemed employees under state wage and hour laws, the Attorney General’s...

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Massachusetts Reopens Its Dining Rooms
Massachusetts Reopens Its Dining Rooms
June 22, 2020  |  Retail

Restaurant dining rooms in Massachusetts reopened on Monday (June 22), after being shuttered for three months. Gov. Charlie Baker said that Phase II of the...

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MA Vape Sales Ban Triggers Retailer Lawsuits
MA Vape Sales Ban Triggers Retailer Lawsuits
October 01, 2019  |  Legal

The state of Massachusetts is facing a lawsuit over a new temporary ban on vaping product sales. The owners of six vape shops are suing...

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Hospital Cyberattacker Receives 10-Year Prison Sentence
Hospital Cyberattacker Receives 10-Year Prison Sentence
January 11, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for a cyberattack that disrupted Boston Children’s Hospital‘s network for two weeks. Reuters...

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The Strange Spending Trends Around Sales Tax Holidays
The Strange Spending Trends Around Sales Tax Holidays
July 19, 2018  |  Retail

The summer season is here, and while most of us tend to associate that with spending on sunblock, grilling meats and bathing suits, the reality,...

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