In a significant legal development, ride-hailing giants Uber Technologies Inc. (“Uber”) and Lyft, Inc. (“Lyft”) reached a landmark settlement with the New York Attorney General to resolve claims of employee misclassification.
This settlement, totaling approximately $328 million, marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing debate surrounding labor rights in...
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently proposed changes to the Stipulated Order for Civil Penalty, Monetary Judgment, and Injunctive Relief with Meta Platforms Inc. (“Meta,” formerly Facebook), entered July 23, 2019, and effective in 2020 (the “2020 privacy order”). This comes after Meta...
Junk fees drive up costs of purchases or services, often without the purchaser’s knowledge nor consent. These fees range from nominal charges to exorbitant sums and occur in industries ranging from banking and real estate to airlines and telecommunications. In response, President Biden’s administration has proposed legislation targeting junk fees across multiple...
