March 18, 2019 - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 14 attorneys general, announced settlements under which four national fast food franchisors will cease using “no-poach” agreements, which restrict the rights of fast food workers to change jobs from one franchise to another within the same restaurant chain. The agreements entered...
Facebook, Google and other big tech giants are about to face a ‘reckoning,’ state attorneys general warn
March 15, 2019 - Some of the country’s most influential state attorneys general are signaling they’re willing to take action against Facebook, Google and other tech giants, warning that the companies have grown too big and powerful — and that Washington has been too slow to respond. For many of these top law enforcement officials, the fear is that Silicon...
Colorado Attorney General Wants to Crack Down on Robocalls: ‘Getting Worse and Worse’
March 11, 2019 - Do you get a lot of calls from unknown numbers? Are scammers blowing up your phone? You’re not alone. “I get them all the time. It’s bogus!” “I block the number and then another number gets me. It’s annoying.” “I get nervous it’s my friend in trouble, but then it ends up being a scam.” Various cellphone users told CBS4’s Kelly Werthmann...
California Attorney General Looks to Expand New Data Privacy Law
February 25, 2019 - The state attorney general is aiming to give more teeth to a new data privacy law before it takes effect next year by expanding his and Californians’ right to sue companies for damages. Under SB561, unveiled Monday by Attorney General Xavier Becerra and state Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara), consumers would be able to take a...
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