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 reported. Proponents say the measure, the Massachusetts Information Privacy and Security Act, takes the best provisions from other states, including...
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 about 130,000 signatures, enough to get it on the ballot, according to a Reuters report Tuesday (Nov. 16). The...
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 risk, Reuters reported. Robinhood responded to the charge with a lawsuit accusing the Commonwealth officials of being “elitist.” Massachusetts Secretary...
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 Office announced on Tuesday (July 14). Attorney General Maura Healey’s Fair Labor Division has filed suit for declaratory judgment in...
May 13, 2024
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 part of a larger legal and political battle over the status of gig workers in the state and across the nation, Reuters reported Monday (May 13). Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea […]
February 15, 2022
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 reported. Proponents say the measure,...
November 16, 2021
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 about 130,000 signatures, enough to...
April 16, 2021
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 risk, Reuters reported. Robinhood responded...
