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JULY 10, 2020

In a move that will give more flexibility to its drivers, less predictability to passengers and potential legal protection for its parent company, Uber now is letting California drivers set their own rates — within limits. Uber’s move comes as the company confronts a California law called AB5 that took effect this year.

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The Paypers

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

AuthenticID , a provider of identity verification and fraud prevention, has teamed up with the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to improve the state’s mobile driver’s licence (mDL) program.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

California's banking market, shaken up by big acquisitions and last year's crisis, is drawing financial institutions seeking opportunity.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2020

A California judge has passed an injunction to force Uber and Lyft to stop classifying their workers as independent contractors rather than employees, CNBC reported. The order came from a lawsuit filed by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and the city attorneys from Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego.

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AUGUST 20, 2020

are ready to suspend their ride-hailing services in California on Thursday (Aug. In a blog post , Lyft said its rideshare operations in California would be suspended at 11:59 a.m. The judgement came after California Attorney General Xavier Becerra sued Uber and Lyft for violating the state’s new Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) labor law.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

A police department in California is going to use drones equipped with loudspeakers to help enforce the state lockdown orders imposed due to the coronavirus, according to a report by the Financial Times. The Chula Vista PD has purchased two drones worth $11,000 each.

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AUGUST 12, 2020

is likely to shut down temporarily in California. “If If the court doesn’t reconsider, then in California, it’s hard to believe we’ll be able to switch our model to full-time employment quickly,” CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told MSNBC Wednesday (Aug 12). At the request of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra Monday (Aug.

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Payments Dive

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

California Tortilla and Qdoba have launched mobile app upgrades.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Lawyers for Uber , Lyft and the state of California laid out arguments on Tuesday (Oct. In January, California implemented its AB 5 law, which required that ride-hailing, food delivery and other such companies treat their workers as employees rather than independent contractors.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2020

California-based Shoe Palace was started in 1993 by the Mersho family. More than 50 percent of the retail locations are in California, but the retailer has an “established retail presence” in Hawaii, New Mexico, Colorado, Florida, Arizona, Nevada and Texas.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2021

G ig workers in California who drive for Uber, Lyft and other rideshare and delivery platforms have filed a lawsuit in the state’s Supreme Court seeking to overturn Proposition 22, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday (Jan. Generally speaking, courts in California don’t like to overturn the will of the people,” Moylan said.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

California voters passed Proposition 22, which exempts tech platforms like Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash from state law AB 5, which forced them to reclassify gig workers as employees, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Wednesday (Nov. Gig workers will also be entitled to occupational accident insurance.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2020

California Gov. Instead, he told a news conference that the state will issue new guidance for California food and dining establishments on Thursday (May 7).

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Uber is weighing contingency plans that could dramatically shrink its California operations should a ballot campaign aimed at revoking a controversial state labor law fall short on Election Day. Still, exactly what Uber has in mind for a Plan B is not clear, though Khosrowshahi is offering a few hints.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2020

In what could be the start of a protracted court fight, attorneys for the state of California plan to ask a judge to order Uber and Lyft to classify their ride-hailing drivers as employees rather than contractors, Reuters reported. 3, California voters will have their say. A hearing is set for Aug.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2020

California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) is the latest big restaurant chain to fall on hard times in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The company opened its first restaurant in 1985 in Beverly Hills, with a menu offering California-style pizza and cuisine. At the time of its bankruptcy filing, California Pizza Kitchen had just $13.5

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PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2020

The California agency that regulates ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft said their drivers are considered employees under the state’s new gig work law, the latest development in the fight over drivers’ status, Reuters reported. Later this year, a ballot initiative sponsored by Uber, Lyft and DoorDash will ask voters to rescind the law.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Gig workers for Uber and others in California will start getting benefits, but consumers will pay the price in additional fees, the Financial Times (FT) reported Monday (Dec.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In California, a state ballot vote tomorrow (Nov. Known as AB5, the shift was signed into law in September by California Gov. In a statement, Gig Workers Rising said that, “This proposition absolves the companies of any responsibility to their workers and writes into California state law a minimum wage as low as $5.64/hour.”.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

As readers may recall, California previously attempted to enact a “Digital Financial Assets Law” with the introduction of AB 2269 in February 2022. Continue Reading

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Nuro has received the first-ever autonomous vehicle deployment permit from the state of California, according to a press release. The California DMV is a leader in safety standards, and we appreciate their collaboration and safety-first approach to AV regulation,” he said, according to the release.

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 18, 2023

On September 9, 2022, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) proposed to amend its student loan servicing regulations, which we previously covered here. After reviewing public comments, on January 6, 2023, the DFPI released a Notice.

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

On November 30, 2023 at 12:30 PM, ET, Ballard Spahr will hold a webinar entitled “Recent Important Developments in Federal Preemption for National and State Banks: What They Mean for Bank and Nonbank Consumer Financial Services Providers” during which this case will be dissected. Continue Reading

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Two recently-passed bills in California, Assembly Bill 2311 (“AB 2311”) and Senate Bill 1311 (”SB 1311”), were signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on September 13 and September 27, respectively, placing new restrictions on the sale of Guaranteed Asset Protection (“GAP”) waivers in California.

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CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 13, 2022

On December 2, a non-profit advocacy organization filed a lawsuit in a California federal district court seeking to enjoin the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) from enforcing the final regulations (Regulations) issued by the DFPI to implement.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2020

In what could be the start of a protracted court fight, attorneys for the state of California plan to ask a judge to order Uber and Lyft to classify their ride-hailing drivers as employees rather than contractors, Reuters reported. 3, California voters will have their say. A hearing is set for Aug.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Silicon Valley rideshare giants Uber and Lyft must abide by a California Court of Appeals’ decision that they can no longer classify their drivers as independent contractors, pending a ballot measure giving voters a say on election day (Nov.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2020

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, along with municipal attorneys from three cities in the state, is suing Lyft and Uber for allegedly misclassifying drivers as independent contractors. They claim that the firms each steered clear of social safety net obligations.

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 11, 2023

On August 15, 2022, the California governor signed SB 633 into law, expanding the obligations of creditors obtaining the signatures of more than one person on a consumer credit contract, including a motor vehicle lease, who do not receive any.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2020

The move comes as numerous places around the world look into digital currencies for official business, including the state of California, as it moves ahead with a digital asset bill, Assembly Bill 2150.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 24, 2024

California's Department of Financial Protection and Innovation is requiring registration by mid-February of debt settlement firms, earned wage access providers, private secondary education financing and student debt relief services.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

In today’s top news, scammers are targeting used car buyers amid an uptick in digital sales, and California voters passed a proposition that upholds gig worker status. Prop 22: California Side With Uber And Lyft, Nix AB 5 Gig Worker Law. Plus, Wayfair released a blockbuster quarterly earnings report.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2020

The lawmaker behind a proposed California consumer protection law indicated that it will not proceed in its current iteration, CNBC reported. The conversations were productive as we worked to move beyond the ‘buyer beware’ mentality, and toward an online policy that has been the law for brick-and-mortar retailers in California for decades.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2020

Uber is dropping upfront pricing in favor of estimates in response to the California gig economy law that took effect Jan 1. Due to a new state law, we are making some changes to help ensure that Uber remains a dependable source of flexible work for California drivers,” the company said in the email. “Due

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

Sezzle , the California-based alternative payments lender, announced Thursday that it was finally approved by the state’s Department of Business Oversight ( DBO ) for a lending license. California allowed Sezzle to have its license after all once the company agreed to state regulatory oversight, audits and examinations.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

California lawmakers passed a controversial labor bill on Tuesday (Sept. App-based businesses tried to work out immunity to no avail and the bill passed the California State Senate in a 29 to 11 vote, The New York Times reported on Wednesday (Sept. California Gov. The law would go into effect Jan.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 27, 2023

On October 13, 2023, the California Department of Financial Innovation (DFPI) published final regulations implementing the Student Loan Servicing Act (“SLSA”) and the Student Loans: Borrower Rights Law. The final regulations are the culmination of two sets of proposed regulations from the DFPI, which we previously covered here.

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