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States Sue to Block H-1B Visa Fee The attorneys general of 20 states, led by California and Massachusetts, filed a federal lawsuit aimed at blocking the Trump administration’s new $100,000 fee...
Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez (R) unveiled a two-bill healthcare package aimed at aligning the state with President Trump’s new federal framework. HB 693 would tighten eligibility for Medicaid...
President Donald Trump has waded into one of the most pressing and prevalent issues in state capitols these days: regulating artificial intelligence. In early December, the president said on his Truth...
Federal Government’s Penny Pinching Could Spur States to Set New Rounding Rules for Cash Sales Retailers are pushing for national rules to allow businesses to round cash sales to the nearest nickel...
OH Gov Vetoes Bill to Expand Youth Work Hours Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) vetoed a bill ( SB 50 ) that would have allowed 14- and 15-year-olds to work until 9 p.m. year-round. DeWine said in his veto message...
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Business and labor groups in California have agreed on changes to the Private Attorney’s General Act, a landmark state law that has allowed workers to sue employers for workplace violations amounting to $10 billion over the past decade, according to one study. The changes include limiting penalties for employers that address alleged violations quickly, as well as increasing penalties for employers that act “maliciously, fraudulently or oppressively,” according to a statement from Governor Gavin Newsom’s (D) office. (BLOOMBERG)
The Amazon Labor Union, the only formal union representation for Amazon warehouse workers in the United States, voted to affiliate with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Leaders of both unions said teaming up would help them challenge the online retailer and provide more resources for the ALU. (NEW YORK TIMES)
The California Labor Commissioner’s Office fined Amazon $5.9 million for 59,017 violations of the state’s Warehouse Quotas law at two warehouses in Southern California. The law, which took effect in 2022, requires employers to inform workers of productivity quotas that apply to them and any disciplinary action they might face for failing to meet those quotas. Amazon said it would appeal all of the citations.(CNBC)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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