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Biden Backs Assembly Bill 5; Opposes Measure to Exempt App-Based Drivers June 25, 2020. By Anne Wallace. Sacramento, CA Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden, has announced that he opposes a November 3 ballot initiative that would permit companies like Uber and DoorDash to continue to classify drivers as independent contractors. If approved, the measure would override AB 5 with respect to app-based drivers. These drivers could, as a result, be classified as independent contractors not protected by the wage and hour provisions of the California Labor Code. Read More District of Columbia Sues Elevate Credit, Inc. June 24, 2020. By Anne Wallace. Washington, DC On June 5, Karl Racine, Attorney General for the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit against Elevate Credit Inc., alleging that Elevate charged loan interest rates on what are essentially internet payday loans in excess of the District s usury limits. The interest rates of 149 to 251 percent associated with Elevate s Rise and Elastic brand loans set a trap for low-income consumers similar to excessive bank overdraft fees many banks charge for overdraft protection on a checking account. Read More Tobacco Industry’s Back in Business with E-Cigarettes June 22, 2020. By Jane Mundy. Santa Clara, CA The FDA has clamped down on a few e-cigarette companies that have behaved very irresponsibly, but the big boys, the multinational tobacco companies, are taking over the e-cigarette business, says Dr. Stanton Glantz, a globally recognized expert on e-cigarettes and anti-smoking activist since the 1970s. Read More California AG Pressures Walmart to Protect Vulnerable Employees June 19, 2020. By Anne Wallace. Sacramento, CA California Attorney General Xavier Becerra joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in a letter that calls on Walmart to improve its efforts to protect workers and the public during COVID-19. Lawyers have anticipated a surge in California labor lawsuits arising from employer failures to adequately protect essential workers. Read More Employee Stock Ownership Lawsuit Unmasks Brazen Corporate Fraud June 18, 2020. By Anne Wallace. Riverside, CA The allegations made in Gamino v. KPC Healthcare are pretty lurid, especially as ERISA lawsuits go. Even apart from the loaded handgun and the slashed tires, the Complaint tells a tale of shocking financial malfeasance. Read More The Environmental Protection Agency no longer Protecting Monsanto? June 17, 2020. By Jane Mundy. Santa Clara, CA A federal court last week slammed the EPA for approving dicamba-based weed-killing products sold by agricultural giants Bayer AG, BASF and Corteva Agriscience, now making it illegal for farmers to use dicamba herbicides. The EPA also sided with Monsanto and its Roundup weedkiller, which has tragically resulted in more than 125,000 Monsanto cancer lawsuits. Read More Insured Californians Getting Gouged by Out-of-Network Providers June 16, 2020. By Jane Mundy. Santa Clara, CA Back in 2017, a law was passed to protect Californians against surprise medical bills for non-emergency care. Before that, AB1611 was proposed: it was supposed to protect against emergency room overcharges but California consumers are still getting gouged by out-of-network providers. Read MoreEvery day, thousands of Americans seek legal help, lawsuit information and legal news at LawyersandSettlements.com DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS There is no cost to submit this form. I would like to be interviewed by a journalist. Receive our weekly newsletter with the latest lawsuit news and legal information.

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